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Re: Genitives NPs as Relative Clauses

From:nicole dobrowolski <fuzzybluemonkeys@...>
Date:Thursday, November 15, 2001, 17:09
--- Keith Gaughan froge sionk:
> > Direct relative clause (`that I see'): > ...of my seeing...
well this makes sense to me...
> > Indirect relative clauses (`that sees me'): > ...with my seeing... >
but this seems to imply (to me anyway) that it's still you (or the owner of my) doing the seeing rather than the one being seen... to me 'with my seeing' would mean the same as 'of my seeing'... of course i'm probably not the best person to be answering this question because i have been known to make sense of nonsensical things and then be completely clueless about things that make perfect sense to everyone else... ===== fuzzy blue monkeys... shmuli atae muhnkia... jiqek qelek nimmekel... Luddiga blå apor... flauschige blaue Affen... tódifai kówainG MANgKIWi... mêndos êzoros faffalos... khami zhaftami nuri xhan... jasánni júñi jakihéññi... Moncaithe gorma clúmhacha... Monhyey ngonul hweyaru ryehyumeru... muncaidhean gorma molach... jhachtaraadkimyo... monos peludos azules... pushistye sinie obez'iany... zçínesfersaup sülíraup böfparaup... ke,dzierzawe niebieskie mal~py... cirmos ke'k majmok... fuzzi serule mini-primate... Hlässöbonakkäa Jonäjë...pluizige blauwe aapjes... ...nicole __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com

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