James Chandler | Re: [europidgin] Re: Pronomes ????

• Autor: James Chandler (“idojc”)
• Tema: Re: [europidgin] Re: Pronomes ????
• Data: 2002-09-16 15:30
• Mesaje: 73 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

Kevin:

>  teacher pencil
>
>? And if so, how do you distinguish the teacher's pencil from a
>teacher-type pencil (one that was designed for a teacher)?

Well, thats the point.  In a language with AN order, where sbs can qualify
other sbs in the style of Chinese or English, something like 'teacher
pencil' would be ambiguous.  Thats why in Optima I will use the classic
analytical method with a prepn for sbs:

li  krayon de li  dosa  om
Art pencil of Art teach humanbeing
The teacher's pencil

and also with pronouns:

li  krayon de le
Art pencil of 3sg
His/her pencil

but allow the pronoun method optionally:

le  krayon
3sg pencil
His/her pencil

Best of both worlds.

Kordiale, James Chandler
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order to establish the physical reality of quarks." - Gilbert Harman, Two
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