Drink wrote:Your second option certainly does not make any sense. People who know things about Hebrew are more likely to know things about Arabic than about Akkadian. So putting Hebrew and Akkadian together, and keeping Arabic separate is just silly.
księżycowy wrote:Drink wrote:Your second option certainly does not make any sense. People who know things about Hebrew are more likely to know things about Arabic than about Akkadian. So putting Hebrew and Akkadian together, and keeping Arabic separate is just silly.
I believe you're misreading that. Northwest Semitic languages are: the Canaanite languages (including Hebrew), Aramaic, etc. Akkadian is concidered Eastern Semitic.
Drink wrote:You misunderstood me. I was talking about the second option in your post, not in the poll, i.e. "Expanding it to include all Semitic languages except Arabic and South Semitic (a.k.a. Ethiopic)."
księżycowy wrote:I don't see any comment for whomever selected "I have another idea." Please comment or else your vote won't count!
Luís wrote:With results like these, I think we'll probably need a second round
księżycowy wrote:So, with that coming to light, I'm in favor of not merging anything with Hebrew, and making something else out of the other Semitic languages.
I'll be selfish and say I'd love to see an Neo-Aramaic subforum.
Does that change anyone else's opinion?
I'll be selfish and say I'd love to see an Neo-Aramaic subforum.
n8an wrote:księżycowy wrote:I'll be selfish and say I'd love to see an Neo-Aramaic subforum.
OMG, I've been wanting this!
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