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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">===========================================<br>
L O W L A N D S - L - 20 February 2009 - Volume 01<br>
===========================================</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">From: </span><span class="ep8xu"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">James Wilson</span></span><span class="hccdpe"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="ldacoc"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><<a href="mailto:jawi2300@gmail.com">jawi2300@gmail.com</a>></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br>
Subject: </span><span class="hccdpe"><span style="font-family: Arial;">LL-L "Language
diversity" 2009.02.19 (07) [E]</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hi
Paul & Ron,<br>
<br>
I agree with Paul that it is the speakers that must take the initiative to
preserve a language. But as Ron points out, there are other aspects that
work against this. If my own native tongue, Geordie (a Northumbrian
dialect), was Hadrian's Wall then there is no
problem; English Heritage will jump in to preserve it for the nation. How
can organisations such as the Northumbrian Language Society hope to have any
measure of succes when there is <i>still</i> an active national government bias
for English.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
James<br>
Copenhagen</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">----------<br>
<br>
From: Hannelore Hinz < <a href="mailto:HanneHinz@t-online-de" target="_blank">HanneHinz@t-online-de</a>></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Supject: LL-L "Language
diversity" 2009.02.19 (05) [E]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">Hi, Ron,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">ick heff dien Inladen annahm'.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Arjen Duinker 2009
10-01-2009</span></b></em><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">Hannelore Hinz 2009 19-02-2009</span></b></em><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> - Up Mäkelborgsch', Germany -</span></b></em><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">
<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">(Essay)</span></em></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">üm antaufangen</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">üm antaufangen</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">heit't antwuurt up de fraag</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">ob du för ein'n kiek twei oogen noedig hest</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">denn löppst du in ein'n laaden</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">de allerbest schockelor-prallinees verköfft</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">un du prauwst 'n poor</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">üm antaufangen</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">lop ick up anner oort jichtenswo hen</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">üm ein spraak tau hürn de ick nich verstah</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">denn drink ick bäten water</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">in dat huus von ein fomilie mit ob ahn vergangenheit</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">ein' fraag ick denn' weg</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">nu bäten anners</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">üm antaufangen </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Best' Gräuten!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hanne</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
----------<br>
<br>
From: Wesley Parish <<a href="mailto:wes.parish@paradise.net.nz">wes.parish@paradise.net.nz</a>></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Supject: LL-L "Language
diversity" 2009.02.19 (05) [E]</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Let's
see if anyone's interested in doing the same with any of my poems<br>
(mwahahaha [evil grin] ;):<br>
<br>
<a href="http://masalai.free.fr/Such-Savage-Thirst.html" target="_blank">http://masalai.free.fr/Such-Savage-Thirst.html</a><br>
<a href="http://masalai.free.fr/no-jobs.html" target="_blank">http://masalai.free.fr/no-jobs.html</a><br>
<a href="http://masalai.free.fr/Invocation-2.html" target="_blank">http://masalai.free.fr/Invocation-2.html</a><br>
<a href="http://masalai.free.fr/deadbeat-poets.html" target="_blank">http://masalai.free.fr/deadbeat-poets.html</a><br>
<a href="http://masalai.free.fr/elegy.html" target="_blank">http://masalai.free.fr/elegy.html</a><br>
<a href="http://masalai.free.fr/lucretia.html" target="_blank">http://masalai.free.fr/lucretia.html</a><br>
<br>
Alternatively you may prefer to chew your legs off, a la the President of the<br>
Galactic Arts Nobbling Council when faced with Grunthos the Flatulent ... :)<br>
<br>
Wesley Parish<br>
<br>
On Friday 20 February 2009 07:43, Lowlands-L List wrote:<br>
<snip><br>
> From: Antero Helasvuo <<a href="mailto:antero.helasvuo@welho.com">antero.helasvuo@welho.com</a>><br>
> Subject: LL-L "Language diversity" 2009.02.19 (02) [E]<br>
><br>
> Lowlands-L List kirjoitti:<br>
<snip><br>
> Hi, Ron.<br>
><br>
<snip><br>
> Of course there are efforts that are in harmony with what Harrison is<br>
> pursuing: our Lowlands-project for instance. I'd like to introduce to<br>
> you one more: My old friend the Dutch poet Arjen Duinker has started a<br>
> project hoping that one of his poems would be translated to as many<br>
> languages as possible. He did the same some ten years ago with his poem<br>
> "De steen bloeit", and the result was - I think - a couple of
hundred<br>
> versions. So have a look, everybody is invited:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.dok.info/index.php?cat=nieuwsitems&nieuws_id=321" target="_blank">http://www.dok.info/index.php?cat=nieuwsitems&nieuws_id=321</a><br>
><br>
> Best regards<br>
><br>
> Antero<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Antero Helasvuo<br>
> Luutnantinpolku 9 C 20<br>
> 00410 HELSINKI<br>
> FINLAND<br>
><br>
> TEL +358 9 5872345<br>
> <a href="mailto:antero.helasvuo@welho.com">antero.helasvuo@welho.com</a><br>
><br>
> ----------<br>
><br>
> From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> Subject: Language diversity<br>
><br>
> Thanks, Antero.<br>
><br>
> I'll see if I can help with that project, and I hope others will too.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
> Reinhard/Ron<br>
> Seattle, USA<br>
<snip>•<br>
<br>
--<br>
Clinersterton beademung, with all of love - RIP James Blish<br>
-----<br>
Gaul is quartered into three halves.
Things which are<br>
impossible are equal to each other. Guerrilla<br>
warfare means up to their monkey tricks.<br>
Extracts from "Schoolboy Howlers" - the collective wisdom<br>
of the foolish.<br>
-----<br>
Mau e ki, he aha te mea nui?<br>
You ask, what is the most important thing?<br>
Maku e ki, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata.<br>
I reply, it is people, it is people, it is people.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">----------<br>
<br>
From: R. F. Hahn <</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com"><span style="" lang="DE">sassisch@yahoo.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">><br>
Subject: Language diversity<br>
<br>
Leve Hanne, ik heff dien Œversetten an Arjen wiederstüürt. Wääs' bedankt.<br>
<br>
Nice poems, Wes! Suggestion: pick one, and not the longest one. That way you may actually get responses, o Evil One.<br><br>By the way, I'm intrigued by the "masalai" part in the URLs. In Tok Pisin it means something like 'monster' or 'bogeyman' <br>
(<a href="http://lowlands-l.net/anniversary/tokpisin.php">http://lowlands-l.net/anniversary/tokpisin.php</a>).<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron</span></p>
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