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Re: OT: Two language change questions

From:Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...>
Date:Sunday, October 19, 2008, 16:18
On 2008-10-19 Eric Christopherson wrote:
> However, I am having trouble imagining the gradual steps involved in > the loss of the distinction. I know that sometimes English uses the > definite article to refer to things which aren't all that definite, > especially in idioms (but then again, they're idioms!), so I can sort > of imagine it, but not quite. >
The French articles are well underway to become number and gender markers instead of definiteness markers. /BP

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