Re: conlang survey

Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
>
> En r=E9ponse =E0 Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...>:
>
> > 12: Absolutive, Ergative, Genitive, Essive, Translative, Illative,
> > Locative,
> > Ablative, Comitative, Abessive, Purposive*, Instrumental
> > *a bastard word, I know. Find me a better one!
> >
>
> I propose "final", which although not transparent has the advantage of be=
> ing
> made of Latin morphemes ;)) . I use it for the case in Azak with the same
> meaning. In French its meaning is more transparent since "fin": end can
> sometimes mean "purpose" (especially in the sentence "la fin justifie les
> I think English has the same shade of
> meaning of the word "end", but its connection with "final" is less than
> obvious ;))) ).
Yes, well, English used to have perfectly fine morphological transparency,
and then you frenchified viking barbarians set your @#$* feet on the
language, and it lost transparency forever.  :-)

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