Re: Morphems
| From: | Dan Sulani <dnsulani@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 25, 2001, 4:36 |
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On 25 June, Nik Taylor wrote:
>Dan Sulani wrote:
>> Question:
>> Does this make the English paralinguistic click less
>> "para" and more "linguistic" than in langs where one may
>> express the sound but not directly quote someone else as having
>> said it?
>
>No, as that's simply a matter of orthography.
Come to think of it, English --- especially American
English --- is rather rich in sounds having common
written representations thanks to the "comics".
I wonder, do other langs with "comics" traditions
such as French or Japanese have similar amounts
of sounds with graphic represntations?
Dan Sulani
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likehsna rtem zuv tikuhnuh auag inuvuz vaka'a.
A word is an awesome thing.
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