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Re: free word-order conlangs

From:Eldin Raigmore <eldin_raigmore@...>
Date:Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 15:14
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:22:23 -0400, Eldin Raigmore
<eldin_raigmore@...> wrote:
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>Let the features (there are five of them) be; >(A): You can move clauses around within sentences. >(B): You can move phrases around within clauses. >(C): You can move words around within phrases. >(D): You can move phrases _out_ of their "home" clauses within sentences. >(E): You can move words _out_ of their "home" phrases within clauses. > >The two hypotheses I bet on were: >1. (D) implies both (A) and (B). >and >2. (E) implies both (B) and (C).
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>Two hypotheses which I bet _against_ were; >5. "(A) and (B)" together imply (D). >and >6. "(B) and (C)" together imply (E).
[snip] But, adding a sixth feature to the list; (F): You can move words _out_ of their "home" _clauses_ within sentences; I _would_ bet on the following hypothesis; 7. "(D) and (E)" together imply (F). as well as 8. (F) implies both (D) and (E). ----- eldin