Again and again

Language Log 2016-03-22

Summary:

A note from Cullen Schaffer: As a student of Mandarin, I'm fascinated by the fact that the language translates the word 'again' differently in these two cases: He did it last month and yesterday he did it again (又). He did it last month and tomorrow he'll do it again (再). It seems bizarre to […]

Link:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=24725

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Tags:

grammar

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

03/22/2016, 14:40

Date published:

03/20/2016, 13:30