Re: Saalangal stuff
From: | Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...> |
Date: | Friday, December 7, 2001, 2:38 |
I wrote :
>In Saalangal, it is considered impolite to focus on the actions of
>another. Hence, when talking about what someone else did, the patient
>trigger is used. However, if the other person is a subordinate, or just
>someone you dont care much about :), the agent trigger is used when
>talking about what they've done.
Clarification: It's impolite to focus on the person who did the action,
when talking about another :). Using the agent trigger to discuss what
someone did, is considered as accusing, it's like emphasizing "you" in
sentences like: YOU went to the store, YOU broke the vase, YOU hit the
dog.