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The Missing Language Syllabus | The Red List | September 2022

Sep 15 2022 | 00:06:45

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Fact is, in the 20th century, the most influential linguists decided that writing was so secondary to spoken language that the two were barely related. What is missing, dear readers, is the richness, range, and multi-angled consideration of writing that we see at work in even relatively small linguistics programs.

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