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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Linguasphere Observatory is a research network
devoted to the classification of the world's languages and dialects, the study
and promotion of multilingualism and the exploration of our global linguistic
environment. The Linguasphere website (<A
href="http://www.linguasphere.org/">http://www.linguasphere.org</A>) currently
contains extracts from the recently published Linguasphere Register of the
World's Languages and Speech Communities, including:<?xml:namespace prefix = o
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">CENTRAL HESPERONESIC
languages<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The
observatory would be very grateful to receive comments from linguists on the
extracts, which can be viewed and downloaded (together with an explanation of
the methodology used entitled Guide to Extracts) - by selecting the <A
href="http://www.linguasphere.org/extracts.html">Download Extracts</A> button on
the homepage.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any scientific
support will of course be fully acknowledged.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN>David
Dalby<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Director - Linguasphere
Observatory<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">research@linguasphere.org<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.linguasphere.org/">http://www.linguasphere.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV>
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