Re: apologies (fwd)
KEN GOODMAN (KGOODMAN who-is-at CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU)
Mon, 15 Jan 1996 22:27:32 -0700 (MST)
The linguist's letter and subsequent correspondence about it has taken on
a life of its own. It caused much consternation (to say the least) at LSA last
week. The far-right, for example the Blumenfeld Education Letter, has picked up
the statement of the linguists, the accompanying letter by Pesetsky, and a
Boston Globe editorial, as well as followup correspondence. Perhaps some good
will come out of this most unfortunate venture of linguists into the politics
of language and literacy. Perhaps there will no be some sober and seriouse
thought about written language.
Ken Goodman