Unesco: Languages under threat
Aug 20th 2006 | 3:31 am
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Unesco: Languages under threat
Unesco: Languages under threat
Wednesday 22 February 2006, 21:33 Makka Time, 18:33 GMT
In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
The day was marked at Unesco headquarters in Paris by a conference on
linguistic diversity focusing on the difficulties of African, Asian and
American minorities to preserve their traditional tongues.
Koichiro Matsuura, Unesco director-general, said: "When a language
dies, it is a vision of the world that disappears.
"Language is much more than an instrument, considerably more than a
tool."
He added: "In structuring our thoughts, in coordinating our social
relations and in building our relationship with reality, it constitutes
a fundamental dimension of the human being."
Internet a factor
A major part of Unesco's efforts to safeguard languages is aimed at
ensuring greater diversity on the internet and in official texts, the
organisation said.
Today 72% of internet sites are in English, followed by German at just
7%, and French, Japanese and Spanish at 3%.
About 90% of the world's languages are not represented at all on the
internet, Unesco said.
Some 20% of languages have no written version.
In Africa - where one-third of the world's languages are spoken - about
80% of these are purely oral, and thus in greater danger of dying out,
Unesco said.
The African Union has declared 2006 a year of African Languages.
Wednesday 22 February 2006, 21:33 Makka Time, 18:33 GMT
In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
The day was marked at Unesco headquarters in Paris by a conference on
linguistic diversity focusing on the difficulties of African, Asian and
American minorities to preserve their traditional tongues.
Koichiro Matsuura, Unesco director-general, said: "When a language
dies, it is a vision of the world that disappears.
"Language is much more than an instrument, considerably more than a
tool."
He added: "In structuring our thoughts, in coordinating our social
relations and in building our relationship with reality, it constitutes
a fundamental dimension of the human being."
Internet a factor
A major part of Unesco's efforts to safeguard languages is aimed at
ensuring greater diversity on the internet and in official texts, the
organisation said.
Today 72% of internet sites are in English, followed by German at just
7%, and French, Japanese and Spanish at 3%.
About 90% of the world's languages are not represented at all on the
internet, Unesco said.
Some 20% of languages have no written version.
In Africa - where one-third of the world's languages are spoken - about
80% of these are purely oral, and thus in greater danger of dying out,
Unesco said.
The African Union has declared 2006 a year of African Languages.
Aug 20th 2006 | 3:36 am
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
On 20 Aug 2006 08:31:04 -0700, "Corgi bit me 'nads"
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>Unesco: Languages under threat
>Wednesday 22 February 2006, 21:33 Makka Time, 18:33 GMT
>In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
Something to do with unsafe oral sex tones?
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>Unesco: Languages under threat
>Wednesday 22 February 2006, 21:33 Makka Time, 18:33 GMT
>In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
Something to do with unsafe oral sex tones?
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Aug 20th 2006 | 3:45 am
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Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
>
> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
So?
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> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
>
> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
So?
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Aug 20th 2006 | 6:10 am
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So nothing, he posts what he finds that's all
"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
>> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
>> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
>> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
>> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
> So?
> --
> Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email protected]...
> Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
>> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
>> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
>> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
>> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
> So?
> --
> Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
Aug 20th 2006 | 6:39 am
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
>> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
>>
>> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
>> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
>> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
>So?
I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
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wrote:
>Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
>> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
>>
>> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
>> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
>> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
>So?
I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
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Aug 20th 2006 | 7:25 am
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Opening your eyes at last ??
"Dave Frightens Me" <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> a écrit dans
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> On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
>>> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
>>> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
>>> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
>>> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
>>So?
> I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
> --
> ---
> DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
> ---
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"Dave Frightens Me" <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> a écrit dans
le message de news: [email protected]...
> On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
>>> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
>>> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
>>> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
>>> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
>>So?
> I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
> --
> ---
> DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
> ---
> --
Aug 20th 2006 | 3:51 pm
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
Dave Frightens Me writes:
> I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
It's always surprising to see UNESCO climb out of its seemingly
perpetual state of slumber. The UNESCO complex always seems as quiet
as a tomb, except for the occasional nighttime party.
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> I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
It's always surprising to see UNESCO climb out of its seemingly
perpetual state of slumber. The UNESCO complex always seems as quiet
as a tomb, except for the occasional nighttime party.
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Aug 20th 2006 | 8:44 pm
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:36:28 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Jacquie gRunt <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On 20 Aug 2006 08:31:04 -0700, "Corgi bit me 'nads"
... <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >Unesco: Languages under threat
... >
... >Wednesday 22 February 2006, 21:33 Makka Time, 18:33 GMT
... >
... >In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
...
... Something to do with unsafe oral sex tones?
Something you get when you believe that AIDS can be cured if you have sex with a virgin.
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On 20 Aug 2006 08:31:04 -0700, "Corgi bit me 'nads"
... <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >Unesco: Languages under threat
... >
... >Wednesday 22 February 2006, 21:33 Makka Time, 18:33 GMT
... >
... >In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
...
... Something to do with unsafe oral sex tones?
Something you get when you believe that AIDS can be cured if you have sex with a virgin.
Aug 20th 2006 | 8:44 pm
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this:
... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
... wrote:
...
... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
... >
... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
... >>
... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
... >
... >So?
...
... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
Not the devil-may-cares...
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this:
... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
... wrote:
...
... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
... >
... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
... >>
... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
... >
... >So?
...
... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
Not the devil-may-cares...
Aug 20th 2006 | 8:50 pm
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:01 +0200, *~* Magda *~* <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:36:28 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Jacquie gRunt <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... On 20 Aug 2006 08:31:04 -0700, "Corgi bit me 'nads"
> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >Unesco: Languages under threat
> ... >
> ... >Wednesday 22 February 2006, 21:33 Makka Time, 18:33 GMT
> ... >
> ... >In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
> ...
> ... Something to do with unsafe oral sex tones?
>Something you get when you believe that AIDS can be cured if you have sex with a virgin.
What about having oral sex with pigs? Will the bacon be cured?
wrote:
>On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:36:28 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Jacquie gRunt <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... On 20 Aug 2006 08:31:04 -0700, "Corgi bit me 'nads"
> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >Unesco: Languages under threat
> ... >
> ... >Wednesday 22 February 2006, 21:33 Makka Time, 18:33 GMT
> ... >
> ... >In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
> ...
> ... Something to do with unsafe oral sex tones?
>Something you get when you believe that AIDS can be cured if you have sex with a virgin.
What about having oral sex with pigs? Will the bacon be cured?
Aug 20th 2006 | 9:22 pm
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:06 +0200, *~* Magda *~* <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
>this:
> ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
> ... >
> ... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
> ... >>
> ... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
> ... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
> ... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
> ... >
> ... >So?
> ...
> ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
>Not the devil-may-cares...
I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used
dialects.
The dialect here in Genova is still alive, although no young (under
50) people can speak it without mixing in Italian. It doesn't seem to
have been a great tragedy.
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wrote:
>On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
>this:
> ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
> ... >
> ... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
> ... >>
> ... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
> ... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
> ... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
> ... >
> ... >So?
> ...
> ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
>Not the devil-may-cares...
I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used
dialects.
The dialect here in Genova is still alive, although no young (under
50) people can speak it without mixing in Italian. It doesn't seem to
have been a great tragedy.
--
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DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
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Aug 20th 2006 | 9:36 pm
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:22:36 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this:
... On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:06 +0200, *~* Magda *~* <[email protected]>
... wrote:
...
... >On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
... ><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
... >this:
... >
... > ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
... > ... wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
... > ... >
... > ... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
... > ... >>
... > ... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
... > ... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
... > ... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
... > ... >
... > ... >So?
... > ...
... > ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
... >
... >Not the devil-may-cares...
...
... I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used
... dialects.
Sure. Who cares when a part of our very culture goes down the drain? Creation, Tradition,
Communication, Folklore, History... all shit, isn't it?
... The dialect here in Genova is still alive, although no young (under
... 50) people can speak it without mixing in Italian. It doesn't seem to
... have been a great tragedy.
I give up.
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this:
... On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:06 +0200, *~* Magda *~* <[email protected]>
... wrote:
...
... >On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
... ><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
... >this:
... >
... > ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
... > ... wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
... > ... >
... > ... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
... > ... >>
... > ... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
... > ... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
... > ... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
... > ... >
... > ... >So?
... > ...
... > ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
... >
... >Not the devil-may-cares...
...
... I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used
... dialects.
Sure. Who cares when a part of our very culture goes down the drain? Creation, Tradition,
Communication, Folklore, History... all shit, isn't it?
... The dialect here in Genova is still alive, although no young (under
... 50) people can speak it without mixing in Italian. It doesn't seem to
... have been a great tragedy.
I give up.
Aug 20th 2006 | 9:38 pm
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
Dave Frightens Me wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:06 +0200, *~* Magda *~* <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
> ><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
> >this:
> >
> > ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
> > ... wrote:
> > ...
> > ... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
> > ... >
> > ... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
> > ... >>
> > ... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
> > ... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
> > ... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
> > ... >
> > ... >So?
> > ...
> > ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
> >
> >Not the devil-may-cares...
> I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used
> dialects.
> The dialect here in Genova is still alive, although no young (under
> 50) people can speak it without mixing in Italian. It doesn't seem to
> have been a great tragedy.
> --
> ---
> DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
> ---
> --
you dont know what you've got til its gone......
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:06 +0200, *~* Magda *~* <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
> ><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
> >this:
> >
> > ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
> > ... wrote:
> > ...
> > ... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
> > ... >
> > ... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
> > ... >>
> > ... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
> > ... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
> > ... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
> > ... >
> > ... >So?
> > ...
> > ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
> >
> >Not the devil-may-cares...
> I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used
> dialects.
> The dialect here in Genova is still alive, although no young (under
> 50) people can speak it without mixing in Italian. It doesn't seem to
> have been a great tragedy.
> --
> ---
> DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
> ---
> --
you dont know what you've got til its gone......
Aug 20th 2006 | 10:15 pm
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:36:40 +0200, *~* Magda *~* <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:22:36 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
>this:
> ... On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:06 +0200, *~* Magda *~* <[email protected]>
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
> ... ><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
> ... >this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
> ... > ... wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
> ... > ... >>
> ... > ... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
> ... > ... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
> ... > ... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >So?
> ... > ...
> ... > ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
> ... >
> ... >Not the devil-may-cares...
> ...
> ... I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used
> ... dialects.
>Sure. Who cares when a part of our very culture goes down the drain? Creation, Tradition,
>Communication, Folklore, History... all shit, isn't it?
All of that can occur with whatever language, can't it?
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wrote:
>On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:22:36 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
>this:
> ... On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:06 +0200, *~* Magda *~* <[email protected]>
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
> ... ><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
> ... >this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic <[email protected]>
> ... > ... wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
> ... > ... >>
> ... > ... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
> ... > ... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
> ... > ... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >So?
> ... > ...
> ... > ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
> ... >
> ... >Not the devil-may-cares...
> ...
> ... I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used
> ... dialects.
>Sure. Who cares when a part of our very culture goes down the drain? Creation, Tradition,
>Communication, Folklore, History... all shit, isn't it?
All of that can occur with whatever language, can't it?
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Aug 20th 2006 | 10:27 pm
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Re: Unesco: Languages under threat
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:15:02 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this:
... > ... > ... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
... > ... > ... >>
... > ... > ... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
... > ... > ... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
... > ... > ... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... >So?
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
... > ... >
... > ... >Not the devil-may-cares...
... > ...
... > ... I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used
... > ... dialects.
... >
... >Sure. Who cares when a part of our very culture goes down the drain? Creation, Tradition,
... >Communication, Folklore, History... all shit, isn't it?
...
... All of that can occur with whatever language, can't it?
What's your point? That some languages are not important given that other languages can
fulfill their purpose?
It's like saying that it does not matter if your wife dies - you can find a replacement.
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this:
... > ... > ... >Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... >> In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out
... > ... > ... >>
... > ... > ... >> More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may
... > ... > ... >> disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation
... > ... > ... >> Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.
... > ... > ... >
... > ... > ... >So?
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares.
... > ... >
... > ... >Not the devil-may-cares...
... > ...
... > ... I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used
... > ... dialects.
... >
... >Sure. Who cares when a part of our very culture goes down the drain? Creation, Tradition,
... >Communication, Folklore, History... all shit, isn't it?
...
... All of that can occur with whatever language, can't it?
What's your point? That some languages are not important given that other languages can
fulfill their purpose?
It's like saying that it does not matter if your wife dies - you can find a replacement.
