Re: Q's abuot trigger again
| From: | H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 11, 2003, 13:23 |
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On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 10:26:15PM +0100, Carsten Becker wrote:
> From: "Amanda Babcock" <ababcock@...>
[snip]
> I-TRIG write-AGT [an essay]-PAT [my pen]-INST
> [an essay]-TRIG write-PAT I-AGT [my pen]-INST
> [my pen]-TRIG write-INST I-AGT [an essay]-PAT => why is "to write" the
> instrument?
[snip]
It is not; "to write" is the verb. The function of the trigger is marked
on the verb rather than on the trigger. I.e., if the trigger is
functioning as an intrument, then you inflect the *verb* for an
instrumental function; if the trigger is functioning as a patient, then
you inflect the *verb* for a patient function.
T
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