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| Autor: | José Roberto |
| E-mail: | josezambon@merconet.com.br |
| Data: | 19/SET/2003 4:14 PM |
| Assunto: | Re: prep. |
| Mensagem: |
Hello Fabiana I submitted your query to an American linguistic and she told me: "José, No, the distinction is idiosyncratic -- evening is seen as a period of time (like morning), but night is a point (the end of the day), just like noon is a point in time (the middle of the day). There is no reason why night should have been seen this way, but it just was. Linda" José Roberto PS: It seems that Mrobertson was right once again :) PSii: Hey Carmen, he might have complained for he might have not been able to understand the answers in Portuguese. :) |
English Made in Brazil -- English, Portuguese, & contrastive linguistics
prep. – Fabiana 18/SET/2003, 3:37 PM Re: prep. – Cibélle 18/SET/2003, 4:01 PM Re: prep. – Junior 
18/SET/2003, 4:47 PM Re: prep. – André Oliveira 18/SET/2003, 5:05 PM Re: prep. – Carmen 18/SET/2003, 5:18 PM Re: prep. – André Oliveira 18/SET/2003, 5:39 PM Re: prep. – Murilo 19/SET/2003, 12:24 AM Re: prep. – José Roberto 19/SET/2003, 4:26 PM Re: prep. – orlando 18/SET/2003, 6:00 PM Re: prep. – m robertson 18/SET/2003, 7:44 PM Re: prep. – Carmen 19/SET/2003, 2:46 PM 
Re: prep. – José Roberto 19/SET/2003, 4:14 PM Re: prep. – carmen 19/SET/2003, 5:01 PM Re: prep. – Fabiana 22/SET/2003, 1:43 PM Re: prep. – mrobertson 23/SET/2003, 8:25 AM Re: prep. – carmen 23/SET/2003, 7:50 PM Re: prep. – Cibelle 23/SET/2003, 4:25 PM