Re: Gz^rod|in (Some grammar now : articles)

>Adrian Morgan wrote:
> > m               Includes first person / not second
> > t               Includes second person / not first
> > v               Includes first and second person
>
>Could you explain what these mean?  Or are they only used in the pronoun
>usage?
>
> > w^              Past perfect (had done)
> > ^               Past tense
> > o <or> iu       Present or timeless tense
> > eq              Future tense
> > ww              Imperative (future)
> >
> > Ends with ...   Property ...
> > c               Question or polite imperative
> > (pi)            Hypothetical scenario
> > kk              Vocative explanation
> > <blank>         Ordinary statement
>
>So, the article indicates the verb's tense and mood?  Interesting.
>
>This system seems very artificial, but of course, if you don't care
>about being naturalistic, that's not a flaw.  It's quite interesting.
It seems to me that an article that expresses number and person of the
subject as well as modus/tempus of the verb might be considered an
auxiliary verb as well. I think that such a construction exists in Basque.
So it's not that artificial. (You might argue that Basque is a n unnatural
language though :-))

/Jens


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