Re: [MTLR] RE: The Vocalic Theory (PIE *al-)

From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 58731
Date: 2008-05-21

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Wordingham" <richard.wordingham@...>
>
> >>> I can see stricken, drunken, known, beaten,
> >>> No example of -/a/- ?
>
> >>Not relevant, but, since you ask, _spat_.
>
>> Sorry,
>> you mean spit spat spatten ??

>Do the semantic matter? Are these adjectives ('drunken' isn't a past
>participle any more) or past participles?

>There is a past participle if that is what you looking for, which I
>have met occasionally - 'shatten', e.g.
>http://thekcshow.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_archive.html .

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There is no a very strong borderline between past participle and adjectives.

What does "shatten" is supposed to mean ?
"shatten her costume ?"

Arnaud

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