Hi guys, so glad the word "lesser" has activated so many of my old friends. Why don't we arrange a discussion seminar in the greek islands on the issue during next autumn. It is 10 years since the last Santorini conference and since I don't seem to be able to sink my company into bankruptcy no matter how hard I try and I will be staying here in Greece for quite a few years to come I would be happy to arrange a "LESSER" (Language Engineering Simple Solutions ERa) meeting to prepare for the 7th IST framework or is it 8th sort of lost track....
Cheers, Gudrun Bente Maegaard wrote: > Well, 'lesser used' may not be English, but as far as I know it is a > term, and there is a difference between 'less used languages' and > 'lesser used languages' > > A lesser used language is a minority language, e.g. in the UK Welsh > is a lesser used language. And you can discuss rights to use that > language in various situations (cf. USA, France,.. only one language > accepted for offical use- goes back to "une nation, une langue") > > A less used language is just a language with not so many speaker: > Danish e.g. is a less used language. > > Bente Maegaard > > On 10 Feb 2005 at 14:27, Somers, Harold wrote: > > > > > This posting on behalf of YW, whose posting bounced. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: Yorick WIlks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:23:17 PM Europe/London > > > > I cringe too but I think it may be right as "lesser" is (necessarily) > > an adverb modifying an adjective. The only guide I can remember in > > these things is the old adage (seeing as English doesnt have > proper > > rules like French and German) that "it is important to remember that > > the lesser spotted finch is actually larger than the greater spotted > > finch". It probably wasnt "finch" either and was a letter to the Times > > not a real adage. Yorick Wilks > > > > > > > > > > -- Bente Maegaard, Director, Center for Sprogteknologi > Univ. of Copenhagen, Njalsgade 80, DK-2300 Copenhagen S > Tel: +45 35 32 90 74, Fax: +45 35 32 90 89 > URL: www.cst.dk > > _______________________________________________ > Mt-list mailing list _______________________________________________ Mt-list mailing list
