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Re: Verb Structure

From:Roger Mills <rfmilly@...>
Date:Tuesday, May 9, 2006, 18:16
Joseph B. wrote:
> > "Yesterday, I was able to post a message on the > > conlang list, but I didn't." > > I supposed I'd start by playing with: > > during-yesterday existed my-ability for-the-posting of-a-message > on-the-conlang-list contrary existed my-doing > <temporal> <verb><past> <poss.pronoun><noun> <obl><noun> <genitive><noun> > <locative> <negation> <verb><past> <poss.pronoun><noun> >
Hmm, sounds like an experiment of mine years ago. The language had only the verb "there is/was"-- There.is loving of.you by.me There.was falling.down by.John etc. etc. But we still needed all those verbal nouns, and odd noun cases, so why bother. :-(((

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