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Re: Probability of Article Replacement?

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Wednesday, February 26, 2003, 13:31
Peter Bleackley scripsit:

> Are there any languages that mark a definite/indefinite distinction by > means other than articles?
Arabic marks indefiniteness with an inflection; Persian marks definiteness with an inflection. IIRC.
> but that's restricting a particular grammatical role (the topic) > to definite things, rather than marking definitiveness as such.
An indefinite topic would be a contradiction in terms. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all. There are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful. --The Hobbit

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