Re: Standard Average European (was: case system)

On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 8:01 AM,  <MorphemeAddict@...> wrote:
> In a message dated 4/11/2008 16:25:09 PM Central Daylight Time,
>
> rfmilly@MSN.COM writes:
>
>
>  > 7.dative external possessors;
>  > **Wha?? or does it mean like French c'est a moi 'it's mine' ?? I'm not sure
>  > Germanic or other Romance have anything like this.
>  >
>
>  Or maybe something like German "Leg es mir auf dem Stuhl!" (Put it on my
>  chair).  The possessive is indicated by the dative pronoun, not by any possessive
>  pronoun or adjective.  Russian does the same thing.
Similarly, perhaps, with "Er brach mir das Bein" (he broke my leg;
literally, he broke me the leg).

Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>

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