9.1811, Qs: Comparatives, Accusatives, Genitive phrases

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-9-1811. Sat Dec 19 1998. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 9.1811, Qs: Comparatives, Accusatives, Genitive phrases

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Date:  Thu, 17 Dec 1998 08:56:23 -0800
From:  "Janine" <jgk22 at email.msn.com>
Subject:  Comparatives

2)
Date:  Fri, 18 Dec 1998 16:15:41 +0100
From:  Daniel <danielrr at mad.servicom.es>
Subject:  Three accusatives

3)
Date:  Sat, 19 Dec 1998 17:45:10 -0500 (EST)
From:  "john a. erickson" <jaericks at indiana.edu>
Subject:  Partitive genitive phrases in Russian

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Date:  Thu, 17 Dec 1998 08:56:23 -0800
From:  "Janine" <jgk22 at email.msn.com>
Subject:  Comparatives

Hi!

I've been doing some crosslinguistic research regarding adjectival
comparatives and so far, have not found a language that has an
adjectival comparative affix (comparable to English -er) and does not,
under any circumstances, use a periphrastic comparative (comparable to
English "more") as well. Would anyone know of one I may have missed?
I've been primarily looking at Indo-European, but I'm not limiting the
question to those languages.

Thanks in advance!
Janine Graziano-King



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Date:  Fri, 18 Dec 1998 16:15:41 +0100
From:  Daniel <danielrr at mad.servicom.es>
Subject:  Three accusatives

Does anybody know of examples in any language where three accusatives
without preposition are in dependency of a verb, especially as direct
complement (triple accusative)?

If there is enough response, I will post a summary to the list.

Best wishes and merry Christmas to all.


Daniel Riao Rufilanchas
c. Santa Engracia 52, 7 dcha.
28010-Madrid, Espaa



-------------------------------- Message 3 -------------------------------

Date:  Sat, 19 Dec 1998 17:45:10 -0500 (EST)
From:  "john a. erickson" <jaericks at indiana.edu>
Subject:  Partitive genitive phrases in Russian


Does anyone know of any extensive lists or studies of different
Russian verbs that take bare (or null-headed) partitive genitive
phrases?  Most studies I've seen only provide a few examples.

John Erickson

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