tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post7943641631286682551..comments2023-09-24T05:45:23.811-05:00Comments on Paleoglot: Grammar of Etrusco-Lemnian nounsGlen Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-60351083978207710812010-05-21T17:39:35.233-05:002010-05-21T17:39:35.233-05:00Bayndor: "Indeed it is hard to imagine a lang...<b>Bayndor: <i>"Indeed it is hard to imagine a language with just 4 declensional cases (and without pre- or postpositions in the same time)."</i></b><br /><br />There's certainly nothing odd about a language having only four cases per se (eg. German), but of course, a language nonetheless is supplied with either prepositions (eg. English <i>to</i>, <i>from</i>, etc.), postpositions Glen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-6419610810694711772010-05-20T12:08:31.320-05:002010-05-20T12:08:31.320-05:00Thank you very much! It is actually a great help, ...Thank you very much! It is actually a great help, because most Etruscan grammars (both those in books and online materials) simply do not deal with cases like the <i>partitive</i>, <i>commitative</i> or <i>directive</i>, because "they are not universally accepted among scholars". Indeed it is hard to imagine a language with just 4 declensional cases (and without pre- or postpositions inAndras Zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15850805830621290277noreply@blogger.com