Re: On Topic Wednesday: Universal Synthetic Languages

Am Thu, 11 May 2006 15:18:56 +0000 schrieb Omixochitl:
I'm also reminded of what I heard about the Indira Gandhi scenario:
Rather than each area sticking to its own language, priviledging the
native language with the plurality (thus pissing off the rest), or
priviledging the hated language of the empire...

...schools taught all three.

This is the Swiss model, too, BTW.

Recently, I had an interesting conversation about the demographics of the
EU administration. People from countries where everyone grows up bilingual
or trilingual seem to be one of its mainstays. Germans keep lamenting how
Germans are underrepresented in the EU administration. No wonder.

If we suceeded to teach English and French to all of our children (plus,
preferably, one other European language of choice; make that two for
people who want a college degree), this would rapidly change.

mawa
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