On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 02:40, Ian Lynch wrote: > On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 16:32 +0200, Charles-H.Schulz wrote: > > Hello "JWK" :-) > > it's a rather impressive comment! > > I should add to this that languages share an historical burden. You > > mentioned German. German is a Germanic language with a Latin Grammar. > > This grammar has been imposed, and is not "native-german". French is > > considered to be a roman language (latin), but it is more exactly a 15% > > celtic, 80% latin , 5% germanic language... > > Languages are political too... > > What characteristic of human groups isn't? ;-)
Good point. We are just the third chimpanzee, after all, and reading the likes of De Waal's "Chimpanzee Politics" is an enlightening experience. Wesley Parish -- Clinersterton beademung, with all of love - RIP James Blish ----- Mau e ki, he aha te mea nui? You ask, what is the most important thing? Maku e ki, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. I reply, it is people, it is people, it is people.
