Re: CHAT: The EU expands (was Re: THEORY/CHAT: Talmy, Jackendoff and Matchboxes)
| From: | Jean-François Colson <fa597525@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 5, 2004, 10:38 |
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From: "Andreas Johansson" <andjo@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: CHAT: The EU expands (was Re: THEORY/CHAT: Talmy, Jackendoff
and Matchboxes)
> Quoting Jean-François Colson <fa597525@...>:
>
> > If ever Turkey or Russia Join the EU, that would be understandable since
> > they are partly in Europe and their Capitals are in Europe. But Israel
and
> > Lebanon are wholefully in Asia. Aren't they?
>
> Um, are we to assume you consider Ankara to be in Europe? That would be a
fairly
> excentric view ...
Sorry, I made a huge mistake there: I view Ankara in the place of Istanbul,
capital of the former Ottoman empire.
>
> Cyprus is also wholly in Asia, according to just about every atlas I've
seen.
Yes, Cyprus is an Island south of Anatolia, but strangely the GRAND ATLAS
GALLIMARD POUR LE XXIe SIÈCLE, in the 6½ pages with a summary file for each
country, says Cyprus is in South East Europe. Where exactly stands the
border between Europe and Asia in the sea?
Jean-François Colson
jfcolson@belgacom.net