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Re: English syllable structure (was, for some reason: Re: Llirine: How to creat a language)

From:Cheng Zhong Su <suchengzhong@...>
Date:Friday, December 7, 2001, 23:53
 --- Tristan Alexander McLeay wrote:
> > 'Noise' syllables serve another very useful > function: In situations where > > the communication lines are not perfectly clear, > they help in > > communication. If I hear the word 'the', I know I > should expect a noun to > > follow immediately after. If I don't, I'd ask the > speaker to repeat. This > > `The big black ugly dog.' Noun phrase, then. > > Tristan
Answer: Yes you are right for English, but in other languages, there are different ways to define noun phrase without 'the'. And in some times English can't define a word's meaning:'She went to bank.' what is the meaning of 'bank'? Su Cheng Zhong http://shopping.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Shopping - Free CDs for thousands of Priority Shoppers!

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