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Voice, Mood, and Tense

From:Jon C. Kelm <jck@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 23, 1999, 1:50
Hi folks,

I just resubscribed after a few months off the list, so forgive me if
this has been discussed recently (and just direct my misinformed self
to the proper place if it has)...

I'm in the process of drastically modifying my conlang's grammar, and
I'm beginning to realize just how little I know about verb tenses and
the like. There's an excellent list of cases with explanations on the
FAQ page... Is anyone up to writing something similar about verb
voices, moods, and tenses? Or, perhaps even better, I could compile
all of the information I hope you send (!) and stick it on the web.

I'm pretty familiar with the way IE langs handle these things, but I'm
clueless as to how they're handled in more diverse languages (I'm sure
there's lots of interesting stuff out there...)

Hoping this sparks interesting discussion,
-jk
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