Re: Opinions on English
| From: | H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 18, 2000, 5:41 |
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On Sun, Sep 17, 2000 at 07:58:51PM -0400, Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
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> Obconlang: how are units of time handled in conlangs? And I've been
> wondering how many natlangs have 7-day "weeks," and what other
> day-groupings are common.
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The only consistent thing between calendar systems of various languages is
the monthly period. I'm not sure if every culture has a 7-day week, but
basically, it would be some division of the month. Reason being, of
course, that moon phases are physically observable; but there isn't any
physical indication of week boundaries.
T