How to Tear Your Nation Apart in One Easy Step: Can language be separated from race and culture?

» rkhen - Can language be separated from race and culture?

As I've said elsewhere, Alex, I don't believe it can. I'm aware that Mexican First Peoples have not made an issue of their language, but they clearly have made an issue of their desire to remain a distinct people. That distinctiveness includes their language.

It is frankly unimaginable that any government that purports to be responsive and responsible, and which governs a nation with such large language minorities, not only refuses to recognise those langauges, but can't even scare up a minor bureaucrat who can communicate in those languages in a crisis situation.

I reiterate that 700 words are clearly not enough for an in-depth analysis of Mexican history and government. Such was not my intent. Rather, I have presented a linguist's analysis of events in that nation. And my conclusions are that, from a linguistic perspective, the Mexican government has one heck of a lot to answer for.

Thanks for your word, Alex, and your observation on Tagalog.

-- posted by rkhen