Re: Performative verbs (was: Re: here is some stuff i want all of ya'll to look at)

En réponse à Andreas Johansson :


>My experience as a language learner is that the irregularity of common verbs
>isn't a problem;
I'm not talking only about common verbs. After all, performative verbs are 
not that many but used quite often in my experience. I'm just talking about 
*all* non-performative verbs, whether they are common or not.

>  their frequency of use makes sure they etch themselves into
>one's mind.
But only if they are not too many :) .

>  _Uncommon_ irregular verbs is where I tend to make mistakes. I'd
>therefore expect irregularity in the less common conjugation to be more
>troublesome.
The thing is, performative verbs are not that uncommonly used IMHO.

>There's, of course, a simple solution; make both conjugations equally 
>fiendishly
>complex! :)
Basically they will be, with a big difference: the performative form will 
be monolithic, while the non-performative form will always cut the verb in 
two (in a way not unlike German verbs with separable particles, just 
without a clear separation between the verb root and the particle), adding 
the complexity of knowing which part goes where and which part takes which 
conjugation ;))) .

Christophe Grandsire.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

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