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

Jean-François Colson wrote:

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>I disagree on this point. Greek is not becoming an official language: it's
>already an official language since 1981.
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Yeah, typo.

>>>>Will
>>>>this change the number of official languages of the European Parliament?
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>>>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.
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>>I'm not sure if that's true - surely, an official language is an
>>official language.
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>I don't like that too, but there are 2 precedents: Lëtzebuergesch
>(Luxembourgish? I'm not sure about its English name) and Irish Gaelic.
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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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