On 09/06/2002 10:39:36 PM "Doug Ewell" wrote: (I'm confused: didn't this thread start on the OT list? How did it get here?)
>> ??Yo soy Juan de Aguirre, el marino, el hermano de su madre de usted, Can one really say, "su madre de usted"? Can you do that with any noun and any semantic relation expressed by the possessive construction? (su casa de usted, su pays de usted, etc.) It's completely different, but I'm reminded of the yes-no question construction used in at least some parts of Québec whereby (e.g.) Jacques can knock on the door and say to Yves who answered, "Michelle est-tu là?" - Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Constable Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA Tel: +1 972 708 7485 E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
