Re: Mnau Clause Patterns
From: | Jim Grossmann <steven@...> |
Date: | Thursday, May 25, 2000, 1:16 |
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From: "Vasiliy Chernov" <bc_@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: Mnau Clause Patterns
> On Tue, 23 May 2000 18:54:00 -0700, Jim Grossmann <steven@...>
wrote:
> <...>
> >2.1 ABBREVIATIONS:
> >
> >A = A noun phrase that stands for an agent or experiencer.
> >
> >P = A noun phrase that stands for a patient or stimulus.
> >
> >V = A verb.
> >
> >R = A complement of result.
> >
> >S = The subject of a copular or existential verb.
> >
> >C = The complement of a copular verb.
> <...>
>
> Sorry... what is 'X' in the examples?
>
>
> Basilius
Oops! It's an obligatory particle. I wanted all verbs in Mnau to be
phrasal, like "look ...up," "check...out," etc.
Thanks for pointing out my mistake.
Jim