Re: Formal vs. natural languages (was Re: Oligosynthetic languages in nature.)
| From: | Paul Kershaw <ptkershaw@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 30, 2009, 20:51 |
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----- Original Message ----
> "ergative" seems ripe for ridicule; what does this case have
> to do with "work"?
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> Dirk
It depends on what you mean by "work." If you're using the common definition
("Most people work for eight hours a day"), not a lot. If you compare the physics
definition (force exerted in moving an object), it's more sensible, although still
not exact. "Active" might be better, but that's used elsewhere.
-- Paul
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