Re: verbs?
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, July 17, 2003, 22:01 |
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Quoting Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>:
> Quoting JS Bangs <jaspax@...>:
>
> > [1] Except for some Languages Of Unusual Structure (LOUS's [2]) which are
> > reported to exist by a thread here a few days ago. Personally, I don't
> > beleive they exist.
> >
> > [2] I'm full of whimsical coinages today, but I especially like this one
> > as a term for a nat-freaklang, like those OSV weirdos, and Georgian. Can
> I
> > keep it? Please, please?
>
> As long as you have it include monster raving loony languages ...
> PS A "monster raving loony language" is one that marks intransitive subject
> different from both transitive subject and transitive object, but the later
> two the same. My faith in humanity's collective mental health was severely
> dented when I learned of their existence.
Do you have a citation on that? I'd love to know more about it.
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