Re: introduction...
| From: | J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, December 8, 2001, 6:30 |
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In a message dated 07.12.2001 01:40:34 PM, yl112@CORNELL.EDU writes:
>Nope--closest thing I can think of is some Pacific-area language (?) that
>has demonstratives that indicate vertical distance, or somesuch.
>
IRRC Maori or Samoan has demonstratives that indicate spatial deiurisis
(spelling?), i.e. close to hearer, close to speaker, not close to either
speaker or hearer.
Or am I confusing things up (as I am apt to)? ;)
But intriguin' ideas, Tim...
czHANg
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