Re: USAGE: Verbs and verb compounds

Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 20/06/99 06:18:42  , Joe Mondello a =E9crit :

> << Matthew Kehrt wrote:
>   >
>   > I once had a system where all perpositions were verbs:
>   > (The cat) (is) (on the shelf.)
>   > becomes:
>   > (The cat) (is on) (the shelf).
>   >
>   > "To be on" was a verb in itself.  This system, however did not work ve=
ry
>   > well.
> =20
really ? at least 2 natlangs i speak work like that without problem. (and=20
japanese compound verbs are innumerable).

>   Because of cases like "lie on" and the like?  Those could be handled by
>   serial verbs or similar constructions, no?  Say, "The cat is lying on
>   the shelf" would be "The cat is-on the shelf, lying"
>    >>
> =20
>  or "the cat lyingly is-on the shelf"
> =20
try these ones : "cat lie place top of shelf" or "cat lie locate top shelf",=20
etc.

you read this but you not understand it ? you think make language simple=20
liken that it is difficult ? why you not start try learn indonesian or khmer=20
? you wonder reason people that locate region-region world these they feel=20
problem-problem time they learn language-language that liken language englis=
h=20
or language esperanto ? problem that be important regard majority language=20
country-country europe it is they bias regard "locative". noun "top" be fine=20
more compare case or verb "locative" time one want refer regard "location".=20
problem language-language simple liken khmer it is tag PoS it is near absent=
.=20
case you want make language world then you must design 5 tag-tag PoS precise=20
more compare one-one khmer.
Hahahahahahahaaarrrg  !!! (insane, apocalyptic laugh) ;-)

mathias