Re: Semantic field for local cases

Benct Philip Jonsson wrote:
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>Now my question is whether there are any (other) languages,
>con or nat, that have such a 'neatly' organized case system
>in part or whole, or even with more distinctions?
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Here is a link to a page showing case paradigms for Lezgian, a Northeast
Caucasian (Dagestanian) language, typical of the matrix-like way in which
these languages form their local cases.  As you can see from the actual
forms,  the matrix works by taking a base form such as either the Absolutive
sg. or the Ergative sg., adding a single-consonant suffix to show the
"static" form of the local case, then adding an additional suffix to that
form to show the allative version of the case and another to show the
ablative version of the case.  http://republika.pl/lezgi/paradigms.html

Here is another page from the same site that shows how the case forms are
used from a semantic perspective.  It is interesting to note how the
original local meanings have changed so drastically to address real-world
pragmatic meanings/usages. http://republika.pl/lezgi/casesystem.html

--John Quijada