LINGUIST List 11.338

Wed Feb 16 2000

Disc: Species Extinction vs Language Extinction

Editor for this issue: Karen Milligan <karenlinguistlist.org>

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1. A.F. GUPTA, Re: 11.314, Disc: Species Extinction vs Language Extinction

Message 1: Re: 11.314, Disc: Species Extinction vs Language Extinction

Just to say that we need to remember that languages are constructs. 
There are no languages. Only people performing language and people 
creating abstract notions of language.

We might as well regret the loss of the crinoline or of penny 
farthing bicycles.

Anthea

Anthea Fraser GUPTA : http://www.leeds.ac.uk/english/$staff/afg
School of English
University of Leeds
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