Bill:
Who are the responsible ones who accept those new words to be added in the
English Dictionaries?
Mayka
--- On Fri, 29/10/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [Zen] Zen and the Brain
To: [email protected]
Date: Friday, 29 October, 2010, 9:08
Mayka,
English, to the best of my knowledge, is not like that. There is no equivalent
to the Royal Spanish Academy of the Lengua – that I know of anyway. In
English, new words appear in popular usage first and then after a time they are
accepted into the lexicon. Most are then put into new editions of the popular
dictionaries, but the dictionaries are ALWAYS behind the actual language.
…Bill!
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Maria Lopez
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:12 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Zen] Zen and the Brain
Bill:
All languages are in constant evolution. All are dynamic, continuously moving
and adding new words and expressions. Even the grammar changes. This is the
reason of having Scholars specialised in the in Spanish Lingua. It's their
job to add the new words, new grammar rules etc. There are also many spoken
new words and expressions by Spanish and South American people that have not
been put yet in those dictionaries. Till the Royal Spanish Academy of the
Lengua won't give its agreement all those words won't be considered as part
part of Spanish Language but something else.
Mayka
--- On Thu, 28/10/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [Zen] Zen and the Brain
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, 28 October, 2010, 3:48
Mayka,
What you say below is verdad, but the flexibility, inclusivity and constant
spontaneous and uncontrolled evolution of English is porque it the modern-day
‘lingua franca’.
...Bill!
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Maria Lopez
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Zen] Zen and the Brain
Chris:
Yes there is some expressions, colloquialisms and slang that are used in
America and not in the UK and viceverse. The real trouble for a foreign student
studying English is that there is not any Royal Academy of the English Language
giving directions as there is in the Spanish Language. We have "La Real
Academia De La Lengua Espanola" where the Scholars of the Language decide what
are Spanish words and what is not. They are also the ones who dictate the
grammar rules, etc. Our Spanish Royalty is involved on it. But not in English.
The maxim in English Language is Cambridge and Oxford but not any official body
of the country specialiased in the language. So it's opened to everyone making
up new words and expressions that one can't find in any English Dictionary!.
And that is amount the causes that makes so difficult to foreign students
English Language.
Mayka
--- On Wed, 27/10/10, ChrisAustinLane <[email protected]> wrote:
From: ChrisAustinLane <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Zen] Zen and the Brain
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, 27 October, 2010, 2:02
On Oct 26, 2010, at 14:33, Maria Lopez <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'n familiar with that colloquialism as it's used a lot of here. The greatest
> difficulties are all those American expressions and slang.
Ah, interesting. I, in the US, have no ready way to distinguish phrases unique
to the US and phrases common in all English speaking areas, including the US.
Thank you for some education.
Thanks,
Chris Austin-Lane
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