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Old 03-26-2011, 01:42 PM   #21
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It sounds more the reverse; having some knowledge of the culture and then using that to analyse word orgins. The writer knew already that eskimos come from a place where there is lots of snow.
Were you trying to reply to someone else? I wrote nothing about Eskimos or snow.
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Old 03-26-2011, 01:56 PM   #22
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Were you trying to reply to someone else? I wrote nothing about Eskimos or snow.
I assumed you were continuing the conversation twist that started with the Sapir-worf. That you were replying to whhs and I was replying to both of you.
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Old 03-27-2011, 06:14 PM   #23
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That sort of yes/no equivalent is probably a recurrent path of semantic change. I've lately been seeing people online quoting a previously posted statement and saying "This." That looked really subliterate to me . . . until I reflected on the Romans saying "Sic" ["Thus"] in exactly the same type of situation.
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Old 03-30-2011, 10:04 AM   #24
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There's supposedly a standard creole grammar found in independently evolved languages around the world. For example, there are three markers of verb usage, respectively for "remembered rather than currently in effect" (past/pluperfect), "thought of rather than factual" (future/subjunctive), and "repetitive or constant": One creole apparently marks these with "bin," "go," and "stay." I bin play GURPS ten year, I go play GURPS all next year, I stay play GURPS in lot campaign. It may be a bit more stripped down than you were looking for, though.
I think I'm stealing this for my next Barbarian :)

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