Catalog of indigenous languages in Mexico

[D. Terence Langendoen]

Don, I agree; in fact a transnational global effort is called for. Terry
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Terry Langendoen
Prof Emeritus, Dept of Linguistics, Univ of Arizona, and
Program Officer, Linguistics Program, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive
Sciences, and Office of Cyberinfrastructure
National Science Foundation, Arlington VA 22230, USA
Phone: +1 (703) 292-5088   Fax: +1 (703) 292-9068   Email: dlangend at nsf.gov


Quoting Don Osborn <dzo at bisharat.net>:

[first paragraph omitted]
> Of course Francisco Marmolejo's pointers are the substance of the matter.
> How many countries have done what Mexico has in one form or another? In many
> cases, and for various reasons, it has been foreign linguists and agencies
> like SIL which have done much of the work. While such outside-initiated
> efforts are vital, especially when there is nothing else, it doesn't seem to
> substitute for national initiative and data gathering, and can't take the
> place of policy to do something with the results.
>
>
> Don
>
>
> From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU]
> On Behalf Of Don Osborn
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:54 PM
> To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: [ILAT] Catalog of indigenous languages in Mexico
>
>
> FYI (link seen on http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19666430768 )
>
> Publica DOF el Catálogo de Lenguas Indígenas
>
> Notimex / La Jornada On Line
>
> http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2008/01/14/publica-dof-el-catalogo-de-len
> guas-indigenas
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>
>
> México. El Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas (Inali) publicó este
> lunes en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el Catálogo de las Lenguas
> Indígenas Nacionales que contiene 300 variantes lingüísticas que se hablan
> en el país.
>
>
>
> . . .