Correction (Of: Re: (FW) Re: Conlang T-shirt)
From: | Paul Bennett <paul.bennett@...> |
Date: | Friday, October 22, 1999, 10:47 |
I wrote:
>>>>>>
Name- Meina'nuagha'
Author- Paul Bennett
Phrase- Eiz sie an ligna'en sieceshau eir oa lu'ocaneighi
Inter- VOL you ERG language you.of COPULA ABS here.illative
Script- Roman script - apstrophe = acute on previous vowel
<<<<<<
On further reflection, I'd advise:
Eiz mei an lu'ocaneighic phoala'm oa ligna'en sieceshau
VOL me ERG here.illative want.me ABS language you.of
I had some confusion about Direct and Indirect Objects (these baffle me enough
in English sometimes <G>) and how to translate these into Primary and Secondary
Objects, and then into Ergative/Absolute. I'm a REAL beginner at both of those
concepts (PO/SO and E/A). Also, I've made "here.illative" into a noun rather
than an adjective, to make it fit into the sentence better.
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Pb
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