LL-L "Language diversity" 2009.02.20 (03) [A/E]

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L O W L A N D S - L - 20 February 2009 - Volume 03
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From: Luc Hellinckx <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language diversity"



Beste Liëglanners,

UNESCO has published a nice online atlas of endangered languages (5
categories):

http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?pg=00206

A separate map can also be downloaded (pdf, 20 MB).

Enjoy!

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx, Halle



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From: Mike Morgan <mwmosaka at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language diversity" 2009.02.20 (01) [E/LS]



James Wilson jawi2300 at gmail.com wrote:

How can organisations ... hope to have any measure of succes when there is *
still* an active national government bias for English.



And, unfortunately, often an active LOCAL government bias in the SAME
direction (that is, towards STANDARD English)...



It was that way in Hawaii for MANY years. Only after a group at UH (and
around) started the "Pidgin Coup" and held seminars, and started a press ...
only then did things get changed ... slightly.



(Even though MANY of the government were in fact HCE speakers of one sort or
another ... in their childhoods at least, they had been brought (up) to
believe that STANDARD English is the ONLY way to success...)


U C > || mwm
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Dr Michael W Morgan
Ishara Foundation || ईशारा फॉउंडेशन  || イシャラ基金
Mumbai/Bombay *|* मुंबई *|* ムンバイ/ボンベイ (インド)
www.ishara.org
+++++++++++++++
"People interested only in the bottom line, seem to have forgotten that the
stars are in the oposite direction" (anon)
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Цхьана буйна ши хорбаз тарлур яц.  = Ee kinnae haud twa wattermelon wi ae
niv.



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From: Mark Dreyer <mrdreyer at lantic.net>
Subject: LL-L "Language diversity" 2009.02.20 (01) [E/LS]


Dear Lowlanders:



Subject: LL-L "Poems"



While somebody talks of poetry, I'll slip in one of mine for general
deluctation...



VIR EWIG EVA



Die slang, die lustigste ter diere

begenader Eva, met blink geskubbe spiere,

"Wat sssê jy van daai boom ssse vrug,

Die Boom van die Lewe, ssso gerug?"



"Wat vra jy vir my," vra sy,

"wat self gereeld daaronder wei?

En hoekom - ek het self gewaar -

kruip jy jou vel uit aanmekaar?"



"Dit isss my gegun," sê hy,

"met my bepaalde lot verby

mag ek my erdelike deel afssskil.

Ssso ook kan Eva asss sssy wil!"



" 'n Pes aan hy," sê Eva kras,

"wat vullis rondstrooi op die gras!"

Dit is van toentertyd tot nou

haar ding om Eden skoon te hou.



Please pardon my long episode of lurkdom. I had little to contribute myself,
but all your input lightened my spirit wonderfully. Keep it up!



With thanks,

Mark.



P.S. It is our wedding anniversary today - 22 years & rrruning with it.


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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language diversity

Congratulations, Ruth and Mark! Keep those little footsies running!

Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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