roninbodhisattva wrote:I say we have a simple singular/plural distinction in nouns that is optional and then obligatory cross-reference of this on the verb. God no paucals.
Optional singular-plural noun distinction, no cross-referencing.
In all nouns? How should plurality be encoded? An affix? A particle? A clitic?
People nouns, prefix.
What arguments should verbs agree with?
The better question is: what arguments shouldn't verbs agree with?
How many tenses/TAMs? Encoding?
Binary tense distinction. Aspects: eh. Moods?
Affixes.
Want we a inclusive/exclusive distinction?
Nah.
Speaking of which, how will we handle pronominal subjects? Objects? Obliques?
Verbal prefixes, prefixes and prefixes.
I vote for no grammaticalized evidentiality
I want at least three.