Re: Fw: [language-origins] Origin of the Sumerian language

On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:22:58 +0000, Gerry <waluk@...> wrote:

>--- In Nostratica@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Wordingham"
><richard.wordingham@...> wrote:
>
>> Gerry,
>> What did you mean by your question? I did understand the
>> answer - see below.
>
>My questions are three:
>
>1) Why do we see a re-emergence of Latin if its considered a "dead"
>language.
>
>2) Is Basque really an islolated language when there are so many
>speakers?
>
>3) Did Sumerian ever exist?
>
>The answers to 1 & 2 were reasonable so I thus assumbed so also was
>the reply to #3.

It's an old principle of logic: from a falsehood (contradiction) anything
follows (including true statements).

Just because you ask three, erh, what's that weasel word... well, stupid...
questions, doesn't mean you'll get three stupid answers.


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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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