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Re: Constructed Religions

From:Hawksinger <hawksinger@...>
Date:Sunday, January 3, 1999, 23:46
Nik Taylor wrote:
> > Hawksinger wrote: > > I read somewhere that the SIL was responsible for the description of > > 2/3 of ALL the languages that have EVER been described. > > Wasn't SIL originally connected with a Bible society?
They are a bible society. Although many countries have been booting them out they are still doing a lot of work in the Western Amazon basin, in Papua-New Guinea and in Africa. One my languages of interest is Aguaruna, (Jivaroan, Peru) and all of my Aguaruna materials are from them. They used to be very, very cheap. Microfiche sold for $2 per sheet and books not much more. They are considerably more expensive now although not on a par with Mouton. Thankfully, they have moved progressively away from tagmemic grammar models. If you are not fluent in tagmemics, they might as well be in (fill in the blank with whichever language you are least familiar with.) -- Brad Coon hawksinger@fwi.com http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/everquest/624 My Conlang and Conculture pages http://www.ipfw.indiana.edu/east1/coon/web/index.htm Most of my pages including my home page http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/7264 My Outdoor and Primitive Skills Pages http://members.tripod.com/~Hawksinger My wine pages. "Life without adventure is merely existance."--Hawksinger