Re: Newbie says hi
| From: | Jeff Jones <jeffsjones@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, November 8, 2002, 23:30 |
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On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:28:25 +0000, wayne chevrier <wachevrier@...>
wrote:
>Jeff Jones nevesht:
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>>On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:56:06 -0700, Dirk Elzinga <Dirk_Elzinga@...>
>>wrote (responding to Nathaniel G. Lew):
>>
>> >Look at Nootka or the Salish languages if you're interested in languages
>> >which have been described as having no noun/verb distinction (though not
>> >everyone agrees on that description).
>>
>> I took your suggestion myself and googled for Nootka language.
>> Unfortunately, I have no skill at web searches, and got more results
>> than I could look through. A lot of descriptions of books I can't buy,
>> and pages with only incidental references, mostly by conlangers. There
>> was one that mentioned Chinese language classes at Nootka elementary
>> school.
>>
>Which is where I went to school.
(That's the Conlang list, for ya!)
>If you want information on Nootka try googling Nuu-chah-nulth,
Thanks! I'll try that. In fact, I saw that name and should have tried it.
>which is their own name (lit. 'West coast Language'), Nootka was a
>misunderstanding (approx. 'go around the other way')
That last gives me an idea: the next time I come up with a language name, I
should try basing it on a misunderstanding, instead of a word for language.
Jeff
>-Wayne Chevrier
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