From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 53593
Date: 2008-02-18
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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Fournet on PIE Morphology and Root Structure (was: S
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> 5. (p10) In the PIE verb, /o/ is not a mark of the past - it is a mark
> of the *perfect*, and I think of the indicative singular (i.e. strong
> forms) only.
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> A detail
> Arnaud
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A detail, perhaps, but an important detail.
The past only sets a stage for action prior to the present.
The perfect is less about time than an indication that the action reached
its targeted, logical conclusion; it is, therefore, also perfective.
Patrick
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