Re: [tied] Re: Daci

Not in Polish, however. We have nothing that could be described as resembling the Bulgarian enclitic definite article. Of course we use <ten, ta, to> as demonstrative pronouns, and in somewhat stilted Polish it is possible to say 'dom ten' instead of 'ten dom' (which is the normal order); but the pronoun retains its full demonstrative force. The construction is not colloquial but quite the opposite.

Piotr

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From: Andrei Markine

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Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:55 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Daci

Why anecdote-wise? Particle -to is indeed used in Russian (and quite frequently too). It is used with any word - noun, adjective, verb, .... I also remember reading about north-west Russian dialects allegedly using particles -ot, -to, -ta as definite article. Andrei >I have heard, anecdote-wise, that a similar construction to the >Bulgarian suffixed definite article -&t, -ta, -to is used in >colloquial Russian and Polish. Is this true? If so, is it limited to >any particular geographical area? > >Torsten
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