From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 39858
Date: 2005-09-02
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From: "Miguel Carrasquer" <mcv@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] 1sg. -o: [was Re: IE Thematic Vowel Rule]
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> The -m of the thematic neuter is simply the accusative
> ending. Since thematic (i.e. definite) nouns and adjectives
> are higher on the animacy scale than plain neuters, they
> have a marked accusative, like the neuter pronouns, which
> are even higher on the animacy scale. Neuters were not
> allowed as subjects, so they lacked a nominative.
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Patrick:
So what, then, is the case of a neuter in a nominal sentence? e.g. 'the yoke
is red'.
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