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From: deb5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: International Language.
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In article <JEROEN.95Jan9153410@rulil1> jeroen@rulil1 (Jeroen Balkenende) writes:
>Daniel von Brighoff writes:
>
>    > In every European language of my acquaintance, specifically
>    > feminine agent nouns are derived from the masculine agent noun.
>
>Please be more specific on this number of languages you're
>`acquainted' with. It is certainly not comparable to the total number
>of European languages, is it?

No, but it includes languages representing most of the major 
sub-families of Indo-European.  Maybe we should add a portion to the
FAQ listing which languages more frequent posters are familiar with. ^_^

If you really want to read my CV, email me and I'll be more specific.
I don't think most readers care and I don't think the details are
particularly vital to this discussion.

If you know of a European language possessing specifically feminine
agent nouns *not* derived from the corresponding masculine forms,
please share.  If there are some, I'd like to know more about them.

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