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Re: LONG: Latest Wenetaic Stuff

From:Paul Bennett <paul.bennett@...>
Date:Wednesday, October 27, 1999, 16:44
Dr. David E. Bell>>>>>>
From: Paul Bennett <Paul.Bennett@...>
> Positionals > > -a- Near > -o- Far > -u- Apparent > -=EB- Obscure > -e- Probable/Believed > -i- Improbable/Disbelieved
Interesting mix of locatives (near, far), epistemic evidentials (appare= nt, obscure) and epistemic judgementals (probable/believed, improbable/disbelieved) this list! Are these all associated with the s= ame word class? nouns? verbs? I ask because while locatives are generall= y associated with nominals or adverbials, evidentials and judgementals ar= e typically modal predicate modifiers. Could you elaborate on their usag= e here? <<<<<< Ooops, I appear to have forgotten to address this point. Once again, h= owever, I'm heading into "terror incognita" <G> when I start putting things int= o "technical terms". I'm working on retransing the Magical Tree poem/sto= ry right now, which should illustrate the majority of the wierdnesses. It is ac= tually a narrative that the Wewnetaar could probably relate to and appreciate qu= ite well. I may take a while to do it satisfactorily, however, as by the sounds o= f it, "the torch" is heading me-wards at an alarming rate, so that "warming u= p" for and doing that may end up taking priority. = ************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. *************************************************************