LL-L "Language Loyalty" 2005.01.06 (03) [E]

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From: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: LL-L "Language loyalty" 2005.01.05 (02) [E]

Marco Evenhuis wrote:
"I believe a language is extinct only when there is not one single soul
left who knows, speaks or writes it and there is no way of reviving the
language. I think Cornish, that has been "extinct" for about two centuries
but now is a spoken language again, is a good example to illustrate my
opinion."

I completely agree. Unfortunately there are very many commentators who
indulge in linguistic schadenfreude.

Go raibh maith agat,

Criostóir Ó Ciardha.

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