Language

[eddiemccandless]

@kurczak why are you trying to argue with me on this? Like the politics, I get it, we have completely different positions. This I really don't. We aren't even disagreeing on the old English. But it comes across like you are trying to teach me how Italians understand Latin which would frankly be a little ridiculous . The Italian language itself isn't even as stable as you say, we have a bazillion of dialects most of which aren't intelligible to each other.

(Linking this mostly for the map)

Languages of Italy - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[kurczak]

I said Latin is more intelligible to an Italian than Old English to an Englishman. Then you jumped in saying actually it's not that intelligible.

Never ever did I say or imply that Latin is easily and effortlessly, in all its breadth and depth, intelligible to an average Italian. The Lord's prayer example was valid (and cute ) because it demonstrated the comparative closeness of Latin and Italian relative to Old English and English.

My overall argument was that what exactly constitutes the death of a language and what is just a "new phase" of that language is o a large extent in the eye of the beholder and political considerations play a large role.

 

[Nodice83]

Hi @Do not look here, Have you heard there is a Terminator 2 available in "slunsko godka" you can now order on onet.pl owned VOD?

 

[Do not look here]

Thanks for the tip, I may check it out at some point. So far nothing beats '60s Winnetou "po naszymu"

I just hope they didn't overdo it, "modernizing" a quote or two to send a wink to the viewer is fine, turning scene into chain of Silesian puns is fine for five minutes YouTube videos, not a whole thing.

 

[ancalimon]

Origins of Japanese and Turkish language family traced back 9000 years

Millet farmers living 9000 years ago in what is now north-east China may have spoken a proto-Transeurasian language that gave rise to Japanese, Turkish and other modern tongues

www.newscientist.com

 

[kurczak]

Me, I believe one form or another of the Universal Grammar theory is true.

 

[BenKenobi]

Got my own text back from the publisher for proofreading and I am having doubts about some formulations I used before. Anyone with a good command of english, please help

"...pursued implementation of the more general principle of equality which, the CJEU highlighted, is a general principle of EU law , that is also enshrined in the Charter..." - should the red comma be there or not?

"the reason is that the Court also takes care to stress in its reasoning grounds for justification unrelated to..." - where should the red part go in the sentence?

"Academically, the Taricco saa was seen as an example of a succesful judicial dialogue , at least in the sense that the refererring court was succesfull..." - should the red comma be there or not?

"It is true that the system of the Treaties contains not only principles driving the integration , but also principles that were included..." - should the red comma be there or not?

 

[Adorno]

Let me have a go, but others here are more qualified

1
No, the comma before "that" is only if what comes after is some sort of added/parenthetical information.

2
"the reason is that the Court in its reasoning also takes care to stress grounds for justification unrelated to..."

3
Yes

You write successful in two different, wrong ways. It's successful (two S'es and not two L's )
Also, referring.

4
No. I don't think they're two independent clauses.


In English, when in doubt, don't use a comma.

 

[NPC99]

Got my own text back from the publisher for proofreading and I am having doubts about some formulations I used before. Anyone with a good command of english, please help

"...pursued implementation of the more general principle of equality which, the CJEU highlighted, is a general principle of EU law , that is also enshrined in the Charter..." - should the red comma be there or not?

"the reason is that the Court also takes care to stress in its reasoning grounds for justification unrelated to..." - where should the red part go in the sentence?

"Academically, the Taricco saa was seen as an example of a succesful judicial dialogue , at least in the sense that the refererring court was succesfull..." - should the red comma be there or not?

"It is true that the system of the Treaties contains not only principles driving the integration , but also principles that were included..." - should the red comma be there or not?

1. No
2. Could be where positioned. However, I dislike the clash between reason and reasoning. I'd go much shorter:
"because the Court's reasoning stresses grounds for justification unrelated to..."
3. I'd delete the comma and at least.
4. I wouldn't insert a comma before but. However, it's very American to do so.

 

[Mad Vader]

"the reason is that the Court also takes care to stress in its reasoning grounds for justification unrelated to..." - where should the red part go in the sentence?

I so dislike this awkward, pompous legalese - I think you need more concise and elegant phrasing in your life, if you don't want to alienate your readers who are presumably not reading machines.
"because the Court emphasizes [in its reasoning] grounds for justification unrealted to several Danish kings"

"Academically, the Taricco saa was seen as an example of a succesful judicial dialogue , at least in the sense that the refererring court was succesfull..." - should the red comma be there or not?

"The Taricco 500 was seen as an example of successful judicial dialogue by academics, as/because the referring court was successfulllll1ll"

"It is true that the system of the Treaties contains not only principles driving the integration , but also principles that were included..." - should the red comma be there or not?

"The Treaties contain integration principles as well as principles that were included for ****s and giggles."

 

[BenKenobi]

All of these shift the meaning of the sentences as well as their dynamics.

Thanks to all, though.