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Re: How much data in your conlang nouns?

From:Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>
Date:Monday, January 5, 2004, 22:31
--- Muke Tever <hotblack@...> wrote:
> E f+AOk-sto Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>:
<snip>
> Hmm, you missed "Countability" (whether a word is > count or mass).
<snip> Good catch! I missed that one completely.
> > Plus, there may be cryptotypes/covert categories...
I'm not sure I follow what you mean by that.
> BTW, 'gender' and 'class' are usually used to refer > to the same thing.
I see your point. <snip>
> > Not necessarily.. just because it's not done by > inflections doesnt mean it > wont be done another way... Frex if you dont inflect > for case, you might > supplete for it [cf. English I/me].
I guess I was thinking of I->me->my as being inflection of a radical sort, but inflection just the same. --gary