Re: Standard Average European (was: case system)

Stevo wrote:
>In a message dated 4/12/2008 01:57:38 AM Central Daylight Time,
>philip.newton@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
>
> > >  Or maybe something like German "Leg es mir auf dem Stuhl!" (Put it on
>my
> > >  chair).  The possessive is indicated by the dative pronoun, not by
>any
> > possessive
> > >  pronoun or adjective.  Russian does the same thing.
> >
> > Similarly, perhaps, with "Er brach mir das Bein" (he broke my leg;
> > literally, he broke me the leg).
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Philip
> >
>
>Actually, that's a much better example of what I had in mind.
>
Plus, Romance langs. do the same, at least with body parts.