Re: Verbs in Finlaesk

On 9/26/07, Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> wrote:
> On 9/26/07, Paul Bennett <paul.w.bennett@...> wrote:
> > How much borrowed structure would seem naturalistic?
>
> The first thing I thought of was Michif, whose "verb phrase phonology,
> lexicon, morphology, and syntax are from a southern variety of Plains
> Cree"
D'OH! Cree!

I hadn't even thought to look to Cree for more influences. There look
to be a few varieties of Cree in the right place at the right time,
though, so I'll have a look and a think.

Michif has come up before in discussing Finlaesk, but I hadn't quite
realised how interesting and potentially useful it was. It's kinda
scary, but I'll try to absorb as much as possible, and see what sticks
to Finlaesk.



Thanks,



Paul