Re: OT: German "Satz"
| From: | Joe <joe@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 29, 2003, 17:47 |
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nik Taylor" <yonjuuni@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: OT: German "Satz"
> Joe wrote:
> > I ws under the impression that a clause, by definition, can stand on its
> > own.
>
> Depends on the type of clause. Take a sentence like "It is cold,
> although the sun is shining". There are two clauses there, "It is
> cold", which can stand on its own, and "although the sun is shining",
> which cannot.
Now, I would not count 'although' as part of the clause, but as a linking
word between the two. I would say that the two clauses were 'it is cold'
and 'the sun is shining'. Of course, a lot of it is a matter of
definitions.
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