In a message dated 11/1/2001 10:27:03 PM Central Standard Time, a.rosta@ntlworld.com writes:
"An/This Englishman walks into an Irish pub. He goes up to the bar and..." Yes, {le}. The glico in question is the (possibly fictitious) one selected by the raconteur as protagonist of this tale and is defined by the tale, he is not "any old Englishman" but one who walks into an Irish pub, walks up to the bar and .... The {lo}-{le} shifts is glico, even if not malglico (well, SAE. but we all know which SAE we use) and has no basis externally unless it is introduction - continuation, in which case -- if absolutely necessary at the beginning of a story -- {bi'u} is available. |