Re: Lingua Eurana tradition

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:55:49 -0700, Leah
<fenton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:43:47 -0400, Dana Nutter \ deinx nxtxr
><li_sasxsekREMOVETHIS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Languages without articles usually still have some way to
>>represent the idea using demostratives or impersonal forms.
>>That's the system I've settled on for Sasxsek.
>
>I didn't see a lot on the site regarding possessives, but I'd imagine
>from what I have seen that one could specify which dog without a
>definite article by using the proper possessive.  
>
>MY dog is under the table.  
>
>YOUR dog is under the table.  
>
>NO ONE'S dog is under the table.  Or the sentence given:  Dog is under
>the table; since no possessive is indicated, an article of
>non-owner****p is assumed. 
>
>It would make for a more verbose sentence structure, but the meaning
>would be clear.  

Interesting system; of course, it may or may not be possible in the
language in question.

Padraic

>
>Leah 
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