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Re: logic vocabulary

From:Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
Date:Thursday, December 23, 2004, 13:36
Quoting Remi Villatel <maxilys@...>:

> # 1 wrote: > > > Sometime, I'll probably need to cut stative and active subjectively like > > > (dZaz) Noun Adjective Transitive verbs > > Intransitive verbs > > > > Stative woman typic of women to make a woman of to become a woman > > > > Active man typic of men to make a man of to become > > a man > > > > > > It is not discrimination or something it is only for the opposition > > > > Maybe someone would have an other word to replace "stative" and "active" to > > fit with the "woman"/"man" opposition? > > Just like Sally said, it's sooooooo sexist! We're in the 21st century, so > unless your conlang is intended for a primitive culture, you should change > that eurocentric bias of "woman" being a derivative of "man". You, > prehistomacho! ;-)
Eurocentric? What European languages, beyond English, are there that derive "woman" from "man"? Andreas

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