Re: Map of language families


Paul J Kriha wrote:
> Peter T. Daniels <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4301D2A9.79CF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Richard Herring wrote:
> > >
> > > In message <4300D034.2297@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Peter T. Daniels
> > > <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> > > >SL wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > >>
> > > >> > It's really hard to find any sort of good map on line, simply
> > > >> > because the files would have to be immense to show the kind of
> > > >> > detail that's routine in a printed map.
> > > >>
> > > >> Yes, the best I found is things like :
> > > >>
> > > >> http://www.zompist.com/nombres.html
> > > >>
> > > >> Which is ugly.
> > > >
> > > >That's a rather nice one, plus it leads you to further information!
> > > >
> > > >What's Mark Rosenfelder, who used to be a mainstay of sci.lang, doing in
> > > >France?
> > > >
> > > >> I'm not interested in a very low scale map, just
> > > >> something showing the big picture, but readable and complete.
> > > >
> > > >I'm afraid that "big picture," "readable," and "complete" aren't all
> > > >possible simultaneously!
> > >
> > > Next they'll be asking for map projections that preserve distance and
> > > area and direction!
> >
> > Yeah, a language globe would be nice.
>
> I am surprised nobody has yet created a computer generated virtual
> language globe (based on fractal logic :-).

Where in India would the map show Urdu? (spoken by Muslims in over 1/2
of India)

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