Inclusive, Exclusive, Recusive
Koontz John E
John.Koontz at colorado.edu
Fri Mar 2 23:19:39 UTC 2007
This is not really a Siouan issue, but it is peripherally connected.
We've discussed inclusive and exclusive 'we' on the list some.
Inclusive = +me +you ?somebody else
Exclusive = +me -you +somebody else
I have discovered (or, rather, noticed) a third possibility, at least in
English. I christen it "recusive."
Recusive = -me +you ?somebody else
as in
"We need to take out the trash."
John E. Koontz
http://spot.colorado.edu/~koontz
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