Hi James,
Yes, I agree. Linguistic typology gets around this to some extent by
semantic mapping methodology. I actually presented on this very topic at
an academic conference this week!
Regards,
David Kummerow.
Hi David,
I would be very interested in hearing an answer from you to the question
posed.
Argument by translation doesn't really seem to make any sense. When we
translate we frequently choose the forms that make sense in the target
language. e.g. Italian andavo can be translated in English as 'I went',
'I was going' or 'I used to go' depending on the context.
James Christian
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