Re: OT: THEORY Fusion Grammar

--- René Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@...> wrote:

> Gary Shannon wrote:
> > --- René Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@...> wrote:
> > > Even more can go inside the "er .. mee"
> construct:
> > >
> > > Steek er  de niet-brandende fakkel  vandaag nog
> > > met beide handen
> > > Light it [the non-burning   torch] [today still]
> > > [with both  hands]
> > >
> > > binnenshuis mee aan  om        de deur te
> openen.
> > > indoors    with up  [in-order the door to open].
> > >
> >
> > I really having trouble understanding the function
> of
> > "er...mee" in this sentence. What, exactly, is the
> > "er...mee" telling us? It's not what the torch was
> lit
> > "with", so what is it?
>
> It is what the torch is lit with:
>
But the "what" that he lit the torch with is not even
mentioned in the sentence, so what role does
"er...mee" play in that case?

--gary