Catalog of indigenous languages in Mexico

[Don Osborn]

Hi Terry, What is needed to start such a thing? I'm thinking that this being
the International Year of Languages makes it natural & acceptable to bring
up such issues at whatever level. (And in fact that there are a lot of
language-related issues to get on a clearer agenda internationally this
year.)

Don

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Indigenous Languages and Technology
> [mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of D. Terence Langendoen
> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:10 PM
> To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: Re: [ILAT] Catalog of indigenous languages in Mexico
> 
> Don, I agree; in fact a transnational global effort is called for.
> Terry
> --
> 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
> >
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