Russia promotes language as symbol of resurgence

[Wayles Browne]

Perhaps they thought of it as "sports news" rather than "news news"?

On TV this morning (10 a.m. EDT) the commentators on the Weather
Channel were discussing the choice of Sochi, and even gave the average
temperatures there in January (in the 40s F.), but they agreed that the
nearby mountains would be sufficiently colder for winter sports.

At 8:36 AM -0700 7/5/07, Renee Stillings wrote:
>Speaking of "years of Russia" does anyone else find it strange that CNN has
>still not posted the Sochi Olympic news online (at least not on the front
>page that I can see), nor has MSNBC. Wall Street Journal has it near the
>bottom of the page.
>
>Does this not garner far more headline coverage when it is any other country
>- even one we'd expect to win it? It appears to have already been posted
>last night worldwide on various news sites the minute the news broke.
>
>Renee
>
>
>***
>Russia promotes language as symbol of resurgence
>By Conor Sweeney
>
>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has launched a campaign to promote the national
>language after almost two decades of retreat -- to match the country's
>increasing economic and political confidence....
>
>http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL2821441620070701
>
>Josh Wilson

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Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
Morrill Hall 220, Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.

tel. 607-255-0712 (o), 607-273-3009 (h)
fax 607-255-2044 (write FOR W. BROWNE)
e-mail ewb2 at cornell.edu

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