CHAT: Betreft: Re: liaison (was: Re: CHAT: Synesthesia andconlanging (was Re:The ConlangInstinct))
| From: | Rob Nierse <rnierse@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 9, 1999, 11:58 |
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>>> "Grandsire, C.A." <grandsir@...> 12/09 12:47 =
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Rob Nierse wrote:
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> Did I ever mention a certain natlang that uses metathesis to link words
> that constitute one noun phrase?
> I always thought that was a nice feature in a conlang, but the structure
> was too weird/difficult to me to use it.
> Maybe it is something for someone else?
I don't remember you mentioning it (or maybe yes, I'm not =
sure...), but
now you raised my appetite! Tell me more about it!
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Well, it's about a language that uses metathesis to link words that =
constitute
one noun phrase.
That's all I know, I have no examples.
I believe it is an austronesian language or something like that.
Rob