On 12/15/05, Jefferson Wilson <jeffwilson63@...> wrote:
> Jim Henry wrote:
> > On 12/14/05, Jefferson Wilson <jeffwilson63@...> wrote:
> >>main sentence. Since the language marks whether an element is
> >>subject, direct object, or indirect object, I've dispensed with
> >>active/passive/etc. voice. Any opinions on this?
> > OK, so if subject always corresponds to agent
> > and direct object always corresponds to patient
> > and indirect object always corresponds to recipient,
> > you don't need voice. But how do you mark non-agent
> > experiencers and topics? As subject or direct object,
> > or with another case?
> Could you provide me with an example?
Cecil eats noodles.
Cecil = agent,
noodles = patient
Cecil sleeps.
Cecil = experiencer
Ithkuil, gjâ-zym-byn and some other languages
mark all those roles (and several others)
distinctly.
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Jim Henry
http://www.pobox.com/~jimhenry