LL-L "Language policies" 2002.07.24 (04) [E]

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From: Stan Levinson <stlev99 at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language policies" 2002.07.24 (02) [E]

The article Howard sent us is certainly fascinating.
Regarding the questions it raises (not about Scots)
about political languages vs. really distinct
languages (with examples of Albanian, "Walloon",
Dutch, "Serbo-Croatian"), I wonder about the whole
business of "getting minority/local (I don't know the
correct term) languages recognized" in Europe.  Excuse
my ignorance, since I'm a continent away, but I wonder
to what extent the concern members of this list have
about local Lowlands languages is political?  This
isn't a challenge, just a sincere question, especially
in light of the example in the article of
"Dutch-Flemish" (the only Lowlands Language besides
English that I know).
Look forward to the responses.
Stan Levinson
> From: Howard Scott <alterego at rocler.qc.ca>
> Subject: Language policy in Scotland
>
> Sadly, this is a sign of the times in Scotland
> Scots strikes us, unfairly, as a comic distortion
> rather than a language
> with rules of its own
> Philip Hensher
> The Independent, 23 July 2002
>
> http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=317449

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