Activity for Keelan
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A: Why does German use the third person plural for the second person polite? You may be interested in Head, Brian F. (1978). 'Respect Degrees in Pronominal Reference', in Joseph H. Greenberg, Charles A. Ferguson, and Edith A. Moravcsik (eds.), Universals of Human Language, vol. 3: Word Structure. Stanford: Stanford University Press. On pages 167–171 he discusses use of the... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
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A: Why did linguists choose 'Patient' (noun) to denote this Thematic Role? I don't have any references for the first coinage of the term Patient. However, in grammars in the Latin tradition it is still customary to find the Latin terms agens and patiens rather than Agent and Patient. If those terms are earlier than their English counterparts, this explains it. Latin patior ... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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A: How can we grow this community? I am active on the Linguistics Stack Exchange but would really like to leave there completely. I see this site as a potential alternative, but haven't become active here yet. So in a way you could say I am one of those people that are you are trying to get a hold on :) Here are some observations. ... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |