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Re: [lojban] Re: Beyond Whorf: "things," "qualities," and the origin of nouns and adjectives

To: Ivan A Derzhanski <iad@MATH.BAS.BG>, "lojban@onelist.com" <lojban@egroups.com>
Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: Beyond Whorf: "things," "qualities," and the origin of nouns and adjectives
From: John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 16:48:14 -0400
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Ivan A Derzhanski wrote:

> -- a fact probably associated to the traditional confusion of blue
> and green (an Altaic feature?).

Unlikely, since it is also a feature of many older IE languages, and seems
to be associated worldwide with a lower technological level.

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References:
- Re: Beyond Whorf: "things," "qualities," and the origin of nouns and adjectives
  - From: "Alfred W. Tueting (Tüting)" <Ti@fa-kuan.muc.de>
- Re: [lojban] Re: Beyond Whorf: "things," "qualities," and the origin of nouns and adjectives
  - From: Ivan A Derzhanski <iad@MATH.BAS.BG>

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