Re: Isolating, Inflected, Word Building, ETC.
| From: | Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, December 5, 2005, 20:02 |
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Henrik Theiling wrote:
> Hi!
>
> veritosproject@GMAIL.COM writes:
> > ObQuestion: How come, if language has "evolved" for so long, does it
> > still have so many quirky exceptions etc.?
> >...
>
> I think it is typical to have some exceptions after such a process,
> but from very few to very many, anything can happen. Natlangs
> probably cover the full spectrum.
>
As the old saying goes, "sound change produces irregularity, analogy
restores regularity". And borrowing, esp. between related languages, can
introduce irregularity.