Monday, September 1, 2014

Detail #97: Object number congruence

In some language with subject congruence, let also the verb mark for plural objects - and possibly conflate singular object marking with intransitivity.

In addition, make a few culturally specific verbs distinguish dual objects, despite dual marking not existing on nouns. However, the dual marking may also refer to the number of the indirect object - whereas the plural marking never appears due to a plural indirect object.

Verbs with a special dual marking could include 'to give birth', 'to bequeath an inheritance to (one|two|many)', 'to adjudicate between two|many, or just generally adjudicate (with the singular/intransitive marking)', 'to lend one|two|many things to someone, or to lend thing(s) to two people', 'to be the chief of one|two|many military units or civilian villages'.


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