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not languages according to most linguists

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Apparently linguists now understand that Esperanto and other international auxiliary languages are not languages but parasitic systems based on real languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C09jMAH6X18&feature=youtu.be&t=1231 at 20'30" and 22'30". --Espoo (talk) 11:38, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Linguists now understand" no such thing. Chomsky is one linguist, the one linguist that non-linguists are most likely to have heard of, and his theories and systems are far from being universally accepted in the linguistic community. --Thnidu (talk) 05:05, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Since he claims that linguists agree on this, it is extremely unlikely that only a small number of linguists agree on this. And even in that case, this has to be reported here. --Espoo (talk) 07:27, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"Since he claims that linguists agree on this, it is extremely unlikely that only a small number of linguists agree on this." I really don't think you can infer that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.30.116.63 (talk) 22:32, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It probably is all moot and discredited now. Stop. AnotherEditor144 talk contribs 17:28, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mario Pei

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@Pstudier: Why did you unlink Mario Pei just after linking him? He has an article and is certainly prominent enough to deserve it. Thnidu (talk) 07:32, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I was having computer problems, and thought it better just to revert rather than risk messing things up. Go ahead and link if you wish. Paul Studier (talk) 22:03, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I found my problem. The instance of Mario Pei that I linked was hidden inside a reference and not visible in the main part of the article. Now fixed. Paul Studier (talk) 22:15, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

LEDE image

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I don't think having the current Countries_with_English_as_Official_Language.png map on the LEDE is a good idea, I couldn't find the source data that was used to create it, and the map doesn't explains what the difference between unofficial vs not official is. Uwsi (talk) 05:10, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"acronymized"

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wouldn't "IAL" be an initialism, not an acronym? does the word "initialized" work in this context, or should it be "abbreviated?" Facts-Epic (talk) 19:21, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]