Re: [tied] Re: Accusative was allative

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:38:00 +0000, tgpedersen
<tgpedersen@...> wrote:

>--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, mcv@... wrote:
>> Yes. The-man which I-see => The-man-ACC I-see. In an (S)OV
>language such a development would be entirely unsurprising.
>>
>> Similar developments can be seen all the time.
>
>>E.g. the transition of a demonstrative into a relative/subordinative
>particle (
>
>>The house that I see <== The house. That I see;
>
>I get that.
>
>>or
>
>>Bla-bla. That I say => I say that bla-bla
>
>I get that
>
>>A development from case marker to relative clause marker can be seen
>>in the Basque genitive -en:
>
>>ikusten duda-en gizona "the man of my-seeing = the man which I
>see".
>
>I get that, but it's the opposite direction, so not relevant.
>
>
>>Etcetera.
>
>Aha. Could you come up with an actual live example of
>
>>The-man which I-see => The-man-ACC I-see.
>
>because I don't get it?

The definite accusative in Armenian is marked by a prefix
z-. The Armenian interrogative (also relative) pronoun
"what?" is zi.

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
mcv@...