europidgin | Re: Grammar (suggestion) - Based on the work of C. George Boeree

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Autor: europidgin
Tema: Re: Grammar (suggestion) - Based on the work of C. George Boeree
Data: 2002-09-23 12:13
Mesaje: 193 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

Hi Roy,

--- Roy McCoy <roy@l...> wrote:
> This implies that "te" is essentially an intimate form in EP - is it?
> Might it be a good idea to change this to something like "There are no
> 'formal' or 'informal' variants of the second-person pronouns"?

Hmmmm... I was about to agree with you ... but then again.....
In several languages the polite and formal form of "you" is plural. "Te" is singular, so I think it is intimate an informal.

> I suppose that should be corrected to "Parla te Engles?",

You are right. Thanks! I'll correct it ASAP.

> but I'm at
> the same time inclined to ask whether there might be ambiguity in such
> cases owing to the use of the basic pronouns as possessives.

You are rigth. It is ambiguous. But that's the price to pay to avoid "ma", "ta" etc.

Bjorn