> > Googled etymology of Russian word "ryabina" and it turns out to be different > than you suggest. But no matter. Thank you for your explanation. It is most > interesting. It also proves that normally a person would have only one > mother's tongue or native language, because the knowledge of what you > provided requires very special training unless it is something one gets gratis > from their native language lessons in school.
including English I have studied 6 languages to varying degrees, and also did 2 years of linguistics which includes a quick look at various other non-Indo-European languages. I'm very interested in historical linguistics, so I try to keep somewhat up-to-date with it. In my schooldays it was compulsory to take at least one Foreign language up to the age of 13 or 14, but nowadays I don't think any foreign languages are compulsory, which is scandalous in my opinion. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
