> ... might it not be possible that there are some
>concepts expressible in a minor language that are not expressible in any
>major one!
Glenn replied:
>No. In reality the major languages have more nouns enabling more
expression than the minor languages of technologically primitive
societies.>
This is a thread that ought to be dropped. I suspect you are wrong, but
it makes little difference. Ancient Greek had three nouns for the English
wod "love." But, of course, a lot fewer nouns! I have read that Eskiomos
have many words for the English word "snow," which we are about to get
here!
Burgy
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