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Re: Is it NeanderTHals or NeanderTals??
John Wilkins (wilkins@wehi.edu.au)
Tue, 06 Dec 1994 12:04:50 +1000
In article <D0Bvr6.CB8@du.edu>, sfolse@du.edu (STEPHANIE G. FOLSE ) wrote:
: In article <3budiu$152@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com>,
: William Lee <aeromer@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
: >
: >Tal is German for Valley. Neandertal is the Neander Valley in
: >Northwestern Germany, where the original skull of Neandertal was
: >discovered. This is Anthro 1 stuff!
:
: Hey, give a break to those reading this group out of interest who
: happen _not_ to have taken anthropology in school! It's a fair
: question.
:
I agree, and as I recall my limited German, "valley" heisst *Thal* auf
Deutsch. However, it's pronounced "tal" as Hochdeutsch pronounces TH as a
hard T.
Go on, flame away (I don't have any German dictionaries nearby, and it's
15 years since I spoke or studied any German)
--
John Wilkins, Head of Communication Services, Walter and Eliza Hall
Institute of Medical Research, Victoria 3050 Australia
Tel: (+61 3) 345 2421, internet: wilkins@wehi.edu.au
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