Talk:Latvian declension
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[edit] Cases
It is not clear how many and which cases there exist, as inconsistencies are not fully explained, particularly about the ablative: it is not named in the introduction yet it is shown in tables, it's said it is no longer considered a separate case yet a list of prepositions requiring it are listed. Gbnogkfs 1 Nov 2007, 13:25 (UTC)
[edit] Factual accuracy
OK, so..
- there are seven cases in the Latvian language, please attribute sources for claims of existence of 8.
- there are 6 patterns of declining nound/adjectives in the Latvian language, not 7.
- there is no dual number in the Latvian language.
um yea you could split the article just as well, the above mentioned claims would be just in place in a separate article like Old Latvian for instance. 354d 00:05, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Well, there are no factual inaccuracies in this article, it's just written from a perspective of theoretical, and not normative grammar. Mjbjosh 14:04, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Since you have made no valid references to factual inaccuracies, I set back the "factual inaccuracy" template. Everything written in this article is factually true and can be verified in any Latvian academical grammar book. We don't talk about simplified grammar for learners and elementary schools. Mjbjosh 17:19, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
- The above claims are actually true, perhaps it needs a more general template than the {{disputed}} template? Okyea 03:25, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
- I just check the article on English declension and it's all neatly structured - no one's trying to pass ēow / ēowiċ for a regular modern English pronoun, so I think what tis article lacks is a wikification template! (and probably wikification :)) Okyea 03:32, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] some rampant national romanticism eh!?
OK, now I'm at Latvian_declension#Palatalization, frankly I do not know what to do with the claim that plural endings append a j after the consonant. people in other countries might not be familiar with j denoting palatalization in Latvian netspeak what if they perceive j as džej? And the article needs references like really bad. there are some fifteen {{fact}} templates. Latvian_declension#Dual_number and Latvian_declension#Locative_case_forms probably need a complete rewrite. Okyea 07:45, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
