Re: Hangkerimce Grammar I

Hi, Carlos,
A very neat set of pronouns. A question that has been bothering me for
some time, not just with your set, is: Why do we put so much emphasis on
the agent/patient grammar? Of course I have made one too, but it was a
sort of reaction to the perceived need. Myself, I don't think of
relations as agent/patient with any real sense of accuracy. Why do the
Hankerim need this distinction so frequently that it is built into the
grammmar at such a fundamental level? No criticism intended, just a
sense of missing something that the others on this list seem to get.

Truly,
Jerry.