Re: Short Question: Actant

Muke Tever wrote at 2005-09-01 10:59:39 (-0600)
 > ruittenb@tiscali.nl <ruittenb@...> wrote:
 > > This makes me wonder..
 > > Is there any language that marks nouns with
 > > person? E.g.:
 > >
 > > The man-2SG is-2SG eating.
 > > = You, the man, are eating.
 > >
 > > The president-1SG is-1SG talking to you.
 > > = I, the president, am talking
 > > to you.
 >
 > English could be seen as doing this--if you take:
 >
 >    The president's    talking to you
 >       (President-3SG) (verb--not marked for person)

Even if you were so perverse as to analyze it that way, "-s" doesn't
contrast with forms in other persons, so why would you gloss it -3SG?

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