Re: Language "laws"?
| From: | Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 11, 2004, 15:54 |
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This site has a huge listing of "universals", near-universals, possible
universals etc etc.--
http://ling.uni-konstanz.de/pages/proj/sprachbau.htm
IMO "universals" should really be called _tendencies_, which may be strong
or weak. Almost none, I think, are absolute.
I'm often reminded of the religious complaint that for many people today,
the "Ten Commandments" are more like the Ten "Suggestions"....:-))))))))))
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