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Re: Derived adpositions (< Linguistic term for ease of changing word-class)

From:Dana Nutter <li_sasxsek@...>
Date:Monday, August 18, 2008, 20:31
> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Henry
> >> in contrast to external tools and materials. I've recently > >> experimented > >> with deriving another instrumental postp. for using
materials
> >> that get used up during a task as opposed to tools that > >> typically continue to be usable for future tasks, but I'm
not
> .....
> > The idea of something for materials that diminish or > > disintegrate in the process is kind of interesting.
Something
> > like "my car runs *on* gasoline" where "on" would be some > > special word like "burning up".
> Or more generally "consuming".
Would that include food then?

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Jim Henry <jimhenry1973@...>