Re: Esperanto and Interlingua

In article <87tzwg2tuo.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
LEE Sau Dan <danlee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Herman" =3D=3D Herman Rubin <hrubin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Herman> In article <87k5xd44s4.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Herman> LEE Sau Dan <danlee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> "John" =3D3D=3D3D John Swindle <jcswindle@xxxxxxx> writes:

................

Better could be done. By this time, there were already missionaries
all over the world, speaking the local languages very fluently in
additional to their home, European languages. Ask these people and
you'll be able to gather a lot of ideas for how other languages --
esp. remote ones -- work.


Herman> There are few successful multilingual nations.
Herman> Switzerland is a notable exception, and I pointed out the
Herman> questionable success of Belgium. Canada is close to
Herman> breaking up.

How about China?

How many written languages does China have? The written
language also has had a considerable effect on the spoken.

Also, it seems China has a tradition of wanting to be
one country. Are there serious considerations of splitting
it into parts? There are such in the US. In recent years,
many countries have been so split.
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are those of the Statistics Department or of Purdue University.
Herman Rubin, Department of Statistics, Purdue University
hrubin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Phone: (765)494-6054 FAX: (765)494-0558
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