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A construction similar to Bill's example is rather common in Old
Norse, the only difference being that the subject is preceded by the
first person dual pronoun: <br>
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Arnvidhr munum fara<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>we-two
Arnvidh.NOM will.1Pl go<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>'Arnvid
and I will go'<br>
(Verbs have no distinct dual form, therefore the plural is used instead).
This construction is common in the plural as well, and in all three
persons: 'Their Olafr' = 'Olaf and his men' etc.<br>
Reference:<br>
Faarlund, Jan Terje. 2004. <i>The Syntax of Old Norse</i>. Oxford UP.
Page 89-90. (Due to appear in June)<br><br>
Best,<br>
Jan Terje<br><br>
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At 11:55 22.03.2004 -0800, Bill Croft wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Sorry to bother the list with this
inquiry:<br><br>
I seem to recall seeing an example of language with a construction
of<br>
this type: 'Mary left-1PL' with the meaning 'Mary and I left'. Does<br>
anyone know of a language with this sort of construction, and can<br>
give me an example and/or a reference to a publication with such an<br>
example?<br><br>
Thanks,<br>
Bill Croft<br>
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