12.2079, FYI: Endangered Language, Politics/English in Europe

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-12-2079. Tue Aug 21 2001. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 12.2079, FYI: Endangered Language, Politics/English in Europe

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1)
Date:  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:43:49 -0400
From:  "Michael A. Covington" <mc at arches.uga.edu>
Subject:  Endangered language in the Atlanta newspaper

2)
Date:  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 16:03:48 -0500
From:  Michael Erard <erard at lucidwork.com>
Subject:  Business Week article on English as European lingua franca

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Date:  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:43:49 -0400
From:  "Michael A. Covington" <mc at arches.uga.edu>
Subject:  Endangered language in the Atlanta newspaper

This is the first time I can recall reading about an endangered language
in the general news media:

http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/

Atlanta is where the LSA will meet in 2003.


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Date:  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 16:03:48 -0500
From:  Michael Erard <erard at lucidwork.com>
Subject:  Business Week article on English as European lingua franca

LINGUIST readers might find interesting this Business Week article on
the politics of English in Europe.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_33/b3745009.htm

Michael Erard

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