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CHAT: Of high and noble things ...

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Sunday, April 14, 2002, 16:36
Just a question for you language typologists out there:

Are the identifications "high"="noble" and "low"="vulgar, common" more or
less universal, or just a feature of Western traditions?

                                                          Andreas

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