Re: Go and come
| From: | Stephen Mulraney <ataltanie@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, February 18, 2005, 20:09 |
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Mark J. Reed wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 07:15:21PM +0100, Jean-Fran�ois Colson wrote:
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>>Are there natlangs which don't use different words for "go" and "come"?
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> Sure. Russian springs to mind, although I may be misremembering.
Yep. Slavic language in general, actually. The main contrast here is not
between going and coming, but by "going on foot" versus "going by vehicle".
Of course, in these descriptions, "going" is to be understood as including
"coming" :).
s.
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