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Re: Conlang Typology Survey

From:Rik <rik@...>
Date:Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 18:37
On Tuesday 20 May 2003 7:55 pm, you wrote:
> > Will it generate any output? I seem to fill in one of these > > questionnaires 3 or 4 times a year, but never see any product or > > summary. > > > i will create a summary of the results. i like compiling results like this > :~) >
Thanks - I'll be interested in seeing the results. I get the feeling that Gevey will turn out to be pretty "middle of the road" despite my every attempt to alienate it.
> > > 9. compounding type > > > a. head-last compounding > > > b. head-first compounding > > > > > > > ? > > > this is a question of whether the head of a compound comes last in the > compound or first in the compound. For example, a car that drives on the > ground is "ground-car" for head-last compounding (which is what english > uses) and "car-ground" for head-first compounding. >
Ah. In that case, G will usually be head-first compounding Rik, knee deep