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<DIV><FONT size=2>Laurence,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thank you for this important statement. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Terry</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Terry Janzen, Associate Professor<BR>Department of
Linguistics<BR>514 Fletcher Argue Building<BR>University of
Manitoba<BR>Winnipeg, Manitoba<BR>Canada R3T 2N2</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=SLLING-L@ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 07, 2003 5:26
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Q: Classic
terminology/methods? A: Why not?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear all,<BR><BR>Reading your messages about this fundamental
debate, I'm thinking that maybe the problem could be used in another way...
<BR>I mean that the work made by analysing signed languages with a linguisitic
point of view should be the opportunity to re-investigate the classical
catergories, born about spoken languages analysis. Signed languages are
a unique opportunity for general linguistics to put his notions and categories
to the test. Maybe the problem should not be considered as a conflict
between signed languages linguists and spoken languages ones, but as a
theorical turning-point that sign languages offer to linguistics in
general. <BR>Step by step, our works could show how to improve classical
notions to make them relevant to both signed and spoken
languages.<BR><BR>Thank you for having shared your opinions and ideas about
this debate... It's really instructing.<BR>Best wishes<BR><BR>Laurence
Meurant<BR>Langues et Littératures romanes<BR>Namur -
Belgium<BR>laurence.meurant@fundp.ac.be</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>