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Article #5267Re: Athens at 10.000 B.C.
From: vjp2 Vasos Panagiotopoulos 1-917...
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 00:00
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The differences in English <Beowulf: Chaucer: Shakespeare:
KJV: Modern> compare roughly to those in Greek <LinearB: Homer:
Aristotle: Koine: Kathomilumeni>, as the governing force seems to be
that developing a common body of literature greatly slows down changes
in a language. Moreover, this comparison system also shows the level to
which a native speaker understands predecessor toungues. A Greek today
may complain about having to work at understanding Aristotle, whereas
a Brit will make a big stink about pretending to understand
Shakespeare, but that is more an indication of the differences between
the laid-back, cantankerous Mediterranean attitude and the stuck-up,
workaholic, Nordic attitude than about differences in toungues.
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