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Re: deixis

From:Fabian <rhialto@...>
Date:Sunday, April 11, 1999, 18:16
>Fabian wrote: >> >> Are there any natlangs that have more than 3 levels of deixis >> (this/that/yon)? > >Yes. There are languages that have four or five levels, with the other >levels including things like "non-existent" or "out of sight".
Please, dont tease me like that! Have you got any concrete examples, ideally with some comprehensive nline references. Heh, i dont ask much do I? --- Fabian Rule One: Question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable, eff the ineffable, think the unthinkable, and screw the inscrutable.