Re: A New Conlang For Your Consideration
From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
Date: | Sunday, January 25, 2004, 21:45 |
takatunu scripsit:
> But then why have n different "genitive" cases? ;-)
Well, there's a fundamental distinction between "my chair" (the one
I happen to be sitting on) and "my chair" (the one I own); and there
can even be a distinction between "my heart" (in my chest) and
"my heart" (in a jar on my desk).
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