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Linguistic Evidence in History

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 2:13 pm
by uniface
http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/a ... come_from/

Very interesting article. Languages preserve evidence of contact there's no tangible or formal "historical" evidence of -- e.g., of the Portugese having been in Brazil for years before they admitted it. Resource locations were state secrets. As they are today, for that matter.

Re: Linguistic Evidence in History

Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:12 pm
by uniface

Re: Linguistic Evidence in History

Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 5:30 pm
by kbs2244
http://www.historybanter.com/did-i-just ... d-america/

Wow!

Do I detect just a little bit of white, Western European, status quo attitude here?

Just about every alternative possibility dismissed with one or two unsupported sentences.

Is he in the running for a University Presidency somewhere?

Re: Linguistic Evidence in History

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:24 pm
by uniface
So much for valuing diversity. :(

Oh wait -- I forgot. That's only when it advances the NON-White, NON-Western European, NON status quo agenda. That kind isn't included in Inclusiveness. :lol: