LL-L "Events" 2004.01.20 (02) [E]

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Events

Folks,

As my buddy Kenneth Rohde Andersen just pointed out to me, tomorrow
(February 21) will be the International Mother Language Day.  I thought some
of you may be interested in that.  If so, please check here:
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/language/

This site comes with links to a number of interesting resources.

On a personal note, I am not terribly in favor of the use of "mother
language."  There must be millions of people that were not taught their
native languages by mothers but by grandmothers, fathers, uncles, neighbors
or whoever.   Unlike most other European languages, English has the neutral
and more established term "native language."  Why not use it?  Or is someone
there afraid to use the word "native"?

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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