Re: Thought and Language
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 17, 1998, 2:41 |
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Tom Wier wrote:
> As for whether Spanish or Italian are beautiful, I have not studied
> either of them in any detail, so I would refrain from making any
> comments about their "beauty".
Well, when I made my statement about French, perhaps I should've stated
that I was referring solely to the *sound* of the language, the
phonology. I don't like the sound of it. You need merely hear a good
sample of a language to judge how beautiful/harsh its *sound* is,
detailed study is required to judge the beauty of its structure. It's
analogous to judging a person's beauty at a glance, but whether or not
they're a likeable person takes longer to learn.
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