Antonio Fonseca | Re: [LFN] Relexification
- Autor: Antonio Fonseca (“acrfonseca”)
- Tema: Re: [LFN] Relexification
- Data: 2005-10-13 20:04
- Mesaje: 1744 (a supra, presedente, seguente)
Thanks, You got the point. Antonio ============== >On Wed, 12 Oct 2005, Antonio Fonseca wrote: > > > At 12/10/2005, you wrote: > > > >> [trimmed for space] > > > > > Paul, please if you wish, explain to me the tenses in which each of > > the verbs in the phrase below are: > > "We must beware of thinking" > > "If Lingua Franca Nova is not to be" > > "some things need to be spelled out" > > "may simply have to (be) ignored" > > "people have to be sufficiently comfortable with it to be willing to > > use it." > > According to the English grammar I learned in school, the primary >verbs in each of the phrases is in the present tense, active voice, in >some instances acting as auxiliary verbs followed by eliptical >infinitives. Then in the second and fifth phrases there are present >active infinitives. Present passive infinitives in the third and >fourth. However, terminology for English grammar may have changed in >the nearly fifty years since I learned it. > > > Excuse, but in my opinion is not a mere case of romanic or > > not romanic, native or not native language. > > It is a question of being precise, clear. > > In my opinion, a constructed language have to have, among other, > > these qualities. > > I entirely agree. However, because adult learners and users of >any constructed auxiliary language will bring very different language >habits, things need to be made explicit and clear in how to use the >auxiliary language. The temptation is all too easy to take some things >for granted. > >-- >Paul Bartlett > >-- >*** LFN *** Lingua Franca Nova *** LFN *** >Web site: http://www.lingua-franca-nova.net >WikiWiki: http://lfn.esef.net >Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LinguaFrancaNova > >Yahoo! Groups Links > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.14/131 - Release Date: 12/10/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.14/131 - Release Date: 12/10/05