Re: theory

Joerg Rhiemeier wrote:

> The reason that Nur-ellen doesn't have a passive construction is not
> that "active languages never have a passive construction", but because
> I found out that it didn't feel "right".
The reason why Gz. has passive sentences is to simulate free word order.
If I was designing a language that _had_ free word order then I wouldn't
have bothered with passive sentences.

I explored Gzarondar. Gzarondar was explored by me.

In earlier drafts of the language there were two different ways to form
passive sentences. Now there is only the one. It differs from constructs
used in other languages, but it fits neatly into my particular grammar.

--
web.       | Here and there I like to preserve a few islands of sanity
netyp.com/ | within the vast sea of absurdity which is my mind.
member/    | After all, you can't survive as an eight foot tall
dragon     | flesh eating dragon if you've got no concept of reality.