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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