Re: Natural Order of Events
| From: | David J. Peterson <dedalvs@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 6, 2008, 21:25 |
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One immediate problem with this study comes to mind.�Admittedly, we only have
four examples, but these are they:��(1) Agent = Boy; Patient = Glass;
Action = Tilts to mouth�(2) Agent = Captain; Patient = Pail; Action =
Swings�(3) Agent = Woman; Patient = Knob; Action = Twists�(4) Agent = Girl;
Patient = Hat; Action = Puts on��So... Anyone else notice anything about
the animacy of the�agents? And the patients? And the actions involving
the�two? And how no matter what order you put these in, the�result probably
won't be
ambiguous?��-David�*******************************************************************�"sunly
eleSkarez ygralleryf ydZZixelje je ox2mejze."�"No eternal reward will forgive
us now for wasting the dawn."��-Jim
Morrison��http://dedalvs.free.fr/��On Nov 6, 2008, at 5∞43 AM,
Falcata Lusa wrote:��> I found this while browsing for word order.�> May
be of interest to someone.�>�>
http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=1401�>�> It's about how mind
appears to have a consistent way of organizing�> an event�> that defies the
order in which subjects, verbs, and objects�> typically appear�> in
languages.�>�> Do you ever think about how your conlang speakers would
communicate�> if they�> were deprived of their language (written or
spoken)?�> --�> Falcata Lusa�
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