Re: Languages in Europe - Who understands what ?

From: Peter T. Daniels (grammatim_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 12/05/04 

Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 14:01:58 GMT

Neeraj Mathur wrote:
>
> "Lee Sau Dan" <danlee@informatik.uni-freiburg.de> wrote in message
> news:87r7m83z3i.fsf@informatik.uni-freiburg.de...
> > No, you didn't. I understand the grammar clearly. And I know how to
> > say those things. I was just discussing the asymmetry in *form*.
>
> You're absolutely right, there is a lack of symmetry. This raises the
> question: how important is this type of symmetry to the development of a
> language (keeping the needs of second-language adult learners aside, of
> course!)?

In language, symmetry isn't important; markedness hierarchies are. 

-- 
Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net

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