Difference between revisions of "Alienable vs. Inalienable Distinction in Nominals"
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Revision as of 01:18, 10 October 2012
SG marks a distinction between possession of something thought of as close to a person, and in a way inalienable. Examples of inalienable entities are body parts, relatives, and pets. Alienable objects on the other hand, include most all everyday objects.
Inalienable possession is marked my a possessive pronoun which precedes the possessee, and he pronoun differs depending on the onset of the following word.
