Re: Caucasian langs (was Hello All!!)

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From: "David Starner" <dvdeug@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: Caucasian langs (was Hello All!!)


> On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 07:35:35PM +0400, Pavel Iosad wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > > > As for understudied, that simply a misunderstanding.
> > >
> > > I second it. Soviet (Russian) school of linguistics did a great job in
> > > supporting minor languages.
> >
> > Unlike the government, sadly.
>
> In what way? I've read a little of the Soviet approach to languages, and
> it seem far more supporting then the US approach--okay, that's not hard,
> but what is it you think they did wrong?
>
Does the US support Native language projects in any way, anyway?

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