In a message dated 2004-09-16 9:09:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


> In a message dated 2004-09-16 8:26:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 
> 
> > > > N1 is N2 who does V.
> > > >
> > > > Mr. Ito is a student who is graduating this year.
> > > >
> > >Does that also mean "Mr. Ito, who is graduating this year, is a student"?
> > >
> > >In other words, is this formula also equivalent to "N1, who V, is N2"?
> > >
> > >stevo
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > It emphasizes something different depending on where you put the "who V". 
> In 
> > the first sentence, it sounds like the topic is students who are 
> graduating 
> > that year, and Mr. Ito is an example of one. In the second sentence, the 
> > emphasis is more on Mr. Ito or just students, but not students that are 
> > graduating.
> > 
> 
> I suspected as much.  So how would the second one be translated?  
> 
> stevo
> 

How would the emphasis be shifted in this topic as described above?  

stevo


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