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

Quoting Dirk Elzinga <dirk_elzinga@...>:

> This distinction is easy for us to make, but there are objections even
> to documentation work. I have heard more than once that what I was
> doing was "stealing" the language; my access to it was not perceived as
> legitimate because I was not a member of the community.
I find the concept of actively wanting others not to learn one's language
difficult to comprehend. Now, that's also true of plenty of other things that
others find obvious, but I'd be interested in hearing an explanation of the
attitude, if anyone has one to offer.

                                                  Andreas

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