6.1153, Qs: Globalization, Yago, Scots Gaelic, Pidgin English

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-1153. Thu Aug 24 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  108
 
Subject: 6.1153, Qs: Globalization, Yago, Scots Gaelic, Pidgin English
 
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Date:  Wed, 23 Aug 1995 13:55:35 EDT
From:  JKRTEYA at grove.iup.edu (Mayssa Abou-Youssef)
Subject:  Q: Globalization (the term)
 
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Date:  Wed, 23 Aug 1995 23:33:08 +0300
From:  carlota at vms1.nce.ufrj.br (Maria Carlota A. P. Rosa)
Subject:  Yago
 
3)
Date:  Thu, 24 Aug 1995 03:01:55 -0000
From:  C.H.Rand at massey.ac.nz (Charles Randriamasimanana)
Subject:  Scots Gaelic
 
4)
Date:  Thu, 24 Aug 1995 03:08:31 -0000
From:  C.H.Rand at massey.ac.nz (Charles Randriamasimanana)
Subject:  Cameroon Pidgin English
 
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Date:  Wed, 23 Aug 1995 13:55:35 EDT
From:  JKRTEYA at grove.iup.edu (Mayssa Abou-Youssef)
Subject:  Q: Globalization (the term)
 
[I send this request for a colleague.]  The term "globalization"
in a business marketing sense refers to providing a single,
undifferentiated (by culture) product world wide: McDonalds
hamburgers are the same in Cairo, Illinois, and Cairo, Egypt.
One could of course speak of a globalization of culture as well
as of products, and that's usually somewhat a synonym for
Westernization, which has positive or negative connotations,
depending on who or where you are, of course.  I'm interested
(for a paper on globalization) in knowing whether this term
exists in these senses in other languages -- and what the
connotations are within those languages.  Please send replies
directly to me, Malcolm Hayward, mhayward at grove.iup.edu, and
I will post a summary later.  Thanks.  Malcolm Hayward
 
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Date:  Wed, 23 Aug 1995 23:33:08 +0300
From:  carlota at vms1.nce.ufrj.br (Maria Carlota A. P. Rosa)
Subject:  Yago
 
When listing the eyymologies proposed to the term PIDGIN, Muhlhausler
(1986: 1) cites YAGO as a "South American Indian language spoken in
an area colonized by Britain".
Does anybody know more precise information about Yago?
Thank you for any help.
Carlota
CARLOTA at vms1.nce.ufrj.br <Maria Carlota A. P. Rosa>
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Date:  Thu, 24 Aug 1995 03:01:55 -0000
From:  C.H.Rand at massey.ac.nz (Charles Randriamasimanana)
Subject:  Scots Gaelic
 
A person who is not on the Internet has asked me to send the following
request: "I would like to receive information regarding Scots Gaelic,
specifically anything related to the social and psychological aspects of
the recent  history of the language. Any references to texts and/or
grammatical analyses of this language would be appreciated. Likewise, any
references to language maintenance efforts as well as anything on current
language attitudes."
Please send reply to me and I will relay it to the interested party.
With all my thanks.
 
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Date:  Thu, 24 Aug 1995 03:08:31 -0000
From:  C.H.Rand at massey.ac.nz (Charles Randriamasimanana)
Subject:  Cameroon Pidgin English
 
I have a request here from somebody who is not on the Internet. She would
like to obtain information on the socio-historical development of
Cameroonian Pidgin English. Any sources of references both in bookform and
electronically would be much appreciated. In particular, anything
pertaining to current developments of this language would be most welcome.
Thank you very much in advance.
 
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