Re: Theory about the evolution of languages

Quoting "J. 'Mach' Wust" <j_mach_wust@...>:

> A clitic of what word?
? I do not understand this question.

> In German, there's a similar inconsistence of the placing of the
> Genitive-s, compare the following phrases:
>
> _Onkel Dagoberts Millionen_ 'uncle Dagobert's millions'
> _die Millionen unseres Onkels Dagobert_ 'the millions of our uncle Dagobert'
>
> (examples by pr. Hentschel)
How is the English placement inconsistent?

                                                         Andreas