Re: (tangent thoughts arising from) Active-Ergative langs (discussion)

Rik Roots wrote:


> > There are two
> > markers for each subordinate conjunction: a "same-subject" marker, and a
> > "different-subject" maker.
>
>Oops - I think Gevey may overcomplicate things here.
Complicate things, yes.  Overcomplicate them?  Not necessarily.  I rather
like the system.

I am going to have to learn how to parse properly, if only so that
>others on the list can understand what I'm trying to say. Are there
>any web links around? (I know I should use a search engine, but
>there's no harm in asking)
I think this is something you pick up, more than get taught or consciously
learn.  At least that's how it went for me.
Quick guidelines:

In your conlang line, separate each morpheme by a dash and each word by a space
Underneath it put a morpheme by morpheme gloss.
Make sure your gloss uses dashes and spaces in the same place as in your
conlang; otherwise it can be  confusing.  If your English gloss needs more
than one word, connect them somehow instead of using a space, that way we
know that both words belong to the same gloss.



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