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On 12/10/05, Rex May <rmay@hidden.email> wrote: > Got it. Good suggestions, as always. What else do I need to work on > here? Chapter 4 looks good so far. Other topics that would make sense to treat in the same chapter would be more derivation methods -- use of "be-" to form a different kind of reversal, for instance, and contrast of "po-" oppositeness with "bu-" negation. Also demonstrate derivation use of various other affix-like morphemes: -ka, -jin, -pro, etc. I also notice that the glossary still lists a lot of words with old orthography (with "y" and "w"). In general it doesn't seem to have been revised much if at all since our extensive discussions about the lexicon a few months ago. I don't think you've documented the rules for subject deletion yet. In what contexts does a verb with no explicit subject refer to the speaker, the hearer, or some recently mentioned third party, -- or is truly subjectless (like "pluvas")? You might take a look at gzb's rules for default subject : http://www.pobox.com/~jimhenry/gzb/grammar.htm#section4 -- Jim Henry http://www.pobox.com/~jimhenry ...Mind the gmail Reply-to: field