Re: question: Arabic morphology

yl112@CORNELL.EDU writes:

> > [What is 'generic' here?]
>
>  Used in making general statements, e.g. Daggers are sharp.  You're
>  talking about a class of items, not a particular instance--making a
>  generalization.  I don't know if it's legit, but hey, it tickled my fancy.
Just wondering, Yoon, but have you ever done any Java programming? I do like
the idea of that distinction, maybe I can borrow it from you? :)

I'm thinking of ordering _The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language_, unless I
can find something better. Looking at the page on Amazon.com, I see at least
one list member who has recommended it, anyone else want to help me out?

Michael