Re: [tied] Re: o-grade thoughts

On 2006-08-30 18:02, tgpedersen wrote:

>>>> [Piotr:] Give me a single example of reduplication
>>>> distinguishing singular from plural forms in an IE verb or
>>>> noun.

>>> [Torsten:] Morphologically, OHG bibo:n vs. Slavic bojati.

>> [Piotr:] These are not sg. vs. pl. forms. All reduplicated formations in PIE
>> are reduplicated in the singular as well as the plural.
>
> [Torsten:] 'Morphologically', he wrote. Can't you read?

<bibo:n> is "morphologically plural" and <bojati> is "morphologically
singular"? Look here, Torsten, I believe that my request was rather
simple and framed in unambiguous terms. I didn't ask for examples of
reduplicated verbs with iterative or intensive meanings -- I know many
myself. I asked for examples of reduplication distinguishing the
singular of a verb (or noun) from the plural (the singular from the
plural, mind you, not any "parallel concepts" instead; you claim you
know what "plural" means). You have not provided any such examples so far.

>>>> But there are also other uses of reduplication,
>>> In my opinion, they are logically derivative.
>> Well, it's just an empty claim. Where's the evidence?
>
> Logically, he wrote.

Prove it, then.

Piotr