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There might be some value in detaching the issue of maintenance (and revitalisation) from that of funding and addressing the conservation values of retaining unique expressions of human culture, like species and environments. <BR>
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And, while not eschewing the advantages of having money, if the survival of languages is to be solely dependant on funds and government intervention they will always be in difficulty. There are many activities which can be carried out at little or no direct cost if people are determined to keep their languages alive.<BR>
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Talk, as they say, is cheap.<BR>
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Regards,<BR>
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John<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:7.5pt'>"When you lose a language, you lose a culture, intellectual wealth, a work of art. <BR>
It's like dropping a bomb on a museum, the Louvre." <BR>
Comment by the late Kenneth Hale, cited in The Economist (November 3, 2001). <BR>
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<B>Date: </B>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:40:22 +1100<BR>
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<B>Subject: </B>FW: the argument for language maintenance<BR>
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Hi there<BR>
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I got this question - see below - from a (non-linguist) colleague. I thought it would be interesting to conduct a quick survey amongst RNLD members, so please read on...<BR>
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Folks,<BR>
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When you have a quiet reflective moment...<BR>
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re: the argument for language maintenance<BR>
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What are the standard replies given to people who complain that there<BR>
are too many Aboriginal languages for language maintenance, that<BR>
supporting all those languages will cost too much, etc.<BR>
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And New Zealand is given as an example where language maint is<BR>
practical, because only 1 language.<BR>
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I'm thinking there must be some standard ideas on this question in<BR>
linguistic circles.<BR>
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