Re: Pronouns or Names?
| From: | Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, January 3, 2005, 3:37 |
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--- Rodlox R <rodlox@...> wrote:
> which would be more plausible? (as a conlang or a
> natlang) ?...
>
> * a language with pronouns (he/she/it/they/you), but
> no personal names
> (Paul, Bill, Pedro, Joan).
>
> * a language with personal names, but no pronouns.
>
> thoughts?
>
I can see using pronouns with other information in the
place of names like "He who is my brother," or "he who
dances with wolves." But then in doing so we have
created "names".
Therefore I don't think either is plausible.
--gary