23.2682, Media: Country Names and Definite Articles

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LINGUIST List: Vol-23-2682. Mon Jun 11 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.2682, Media: Country Names and Definite Articles

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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:44:56
From: Madalena Cruz-Ferreira [mcf636 at hotmail.com]
Subject: Country Names and Definite Articles

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>From the BBC News Magazine, dated 7 June:

'Ukraine or the Ukraine: Why do some country names have 'the'?'

At http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18233844

Madalena Cruz-Ferreira 


Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics






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