Mon 21 Apr 2008
I really like these
Posted by jangari under Art, English, Humour, Languages, Linguistics, Syntax
[3] Comments
…and I might just use them when teaching syntax in a few weeks’ time.
Via the Speculative Grammarian.
Mon 21 Apr 2008
Posted by jangari under Art, English, Humour, Languages, Linguistics, Syntax
[3] Comments
…and I might just use them when teaching syntax in a few weeks’ time.
Via the Speculative Grammarian.
Matjjin is a Wagiman nominal root meaning language, word or story and nehen is the privative case suffix, 'without'.

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April 21st, 2008 at 10:13 pm
All I see here are two dashes, one on top of the other. Am I missing something?
April 21st, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Hmm, Let me try and fix that.
April 21st, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Okay, they should work now.