On 2/28/2017 11:45 AM, Lieven wrote:
Am 28.02.2017 um 16:26 schrieb SuStel:
None of them are used to describe an agentless action, lending credence to the argument that the dearth of agentless *-lI'* shows that it isn't allowed.
Could you rephrase that, so that a non-native english speaking non-linguist can understand, please.
One of the three arguments made to support the idea that *-lI'* can only be used when someone /intends/ the action to reach a goal is that of all the canonical examples of *-lI',* none involve an action someone did not choose a goal for. "If *-lI'* can be used for stopping points not intended by anybody," goes the argument, "why don't we see any examples of this in the canon?" Voragh listed seven examples of *-lI'* from /paq'batlh,/ all of which are about actions in which someone intends a specific outcome. With an even greater number of examples of *-lI'* that do not show that someone set up a goal intentionally, the "why haven't we seen any?" argument grows stronger. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name