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Re: CHAT: The EU expands (was Re: THEORY/CHAT: Talmy, Jackendoff and Matchboxes)

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Sunday, May 2, 2004, 11:12
Jean-François Colson wrote:

> >I disagree on this point. Greek is not becoming an official language: it's >already an official language since 1981. > > >
Yeah, typo.
>>>>Will >>>>this change the number of official languages of the European Parliament? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Yes. Twenty official languages, but Malta has agreed to restrict the use >>>of Maltese to treaty texts. They'll muddle through with English for >>>everything else. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I'm not sure if that's true - surely, an official language is an >>official language. >> >> > >I don't like that too, but there are 2 precedents: Lëtzebuergesch >(Luxembourgish? I'm not sure about its English name) and Irish Gaelic. > >
We go with Luxembourgois, usually, I think. However, in this case, Maltese really is an official language of the union. A full one, meaning it can be used in Parliament.

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Jean-François Colson <fa597525@...>