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Re: Saving endangered langs (was Re: Extrapolating languages)

From:Doug Dee <amateurlinguist@...>
Date:Monday, December 22, 2003, 20:12
In a message dated 12/22/2003 4:38:17 AM Eastern Standard Time,
joe@WANTAGE.COM writes:


>>Become a linguist and start documenting. >>
>That's my plan. SOAS, in London has an MA in Language Documentation and >Description, and a PhD in Field Linguistics. With that kind of training >on my doorstep, I feel almost obligated to do that. I feel fortunate >that I'm young enough to choose this as a definite career choice.
I wish you good luck in linguistics. I sometimes wish I'd become a linguist instead of an actuary. It would seem to be a more meaningful career. All I can do now is send money to the Endangered Language Fund.