Re: More on the Hermetic Language
| From: | H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, March 12, 2003, 18:46 |
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On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 06:47:37AM -0600, Paul Burgess wrote:
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> There was a time, 25 or 30 years ago, when I read a lot
> of books on linguistics, as an amateur pursuing the
> hobby of tinkering with his own constructed language.
> But that was long ago, way back before my beard turned
> grey. At present, I'm just surprised I can still sling
> around a term like "allophone"! :)
[snip]
Oh, don't you worry. By the time you're done with this list, you'll
probably know a LOT more linguistic terminology than you thought you could
ever cram into your head! :-) I've learned a LOT since I came to this
list. It has, if nothing else, allowed me to write reference grammars that
at least sounds professional. ;-)
T
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If a person can't communicate, the very least he could do is to shut up. --
Tom Lehrer