Re: Who writes Ethnologue anyway?

Peter T. Daniels wrote:
Their information comes from their worldwide network of missionaries,

25 Feb 2006 12:06:31 -0800: "Marc Adler" <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: in
sci.lang:
Oh, Jesus. No wonder.

???

and they would doubtless be very pleased to correct any perceived
mistakes in the entry on Basque, if you are able to establish your bona
fides as an authority in the field.

Any first-year student of Basque could see their entry is wrong, and I
have to prove I'm an authority in the field before they correct it?

On the other hand, it's not very realistic to expect intellectual rigor
from a faith-based organization. I just wish they'd clearly label
themselves as not being reality-based.

What about not complaining so much beforehand, and just sending an
e-mail with those corrections to the Ethnologue's webmaster?

--
Ruud Harmsen - http://rudhar.com

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