Analogies,valid and invalid (was Re: Scenario of language replacement)

[Vidyasankar Sundaresan]

>Dear Vidyasankar,
>
>I think we would all like to see more rigour in the discussion.  To
>that end, please do the following: instead of making vague, sweeping
>assertions ("Indologists vehemently claim...", "it is said that...",
>etc), please cite references to specific writings by specific

Check the archives, there are tons of material. Re: flogging
dead horses, read the Frontline issue dated October 13, 2000.
I thought this should be obvious to anybody on this list, and
in the interests of brevity, didn't provide a long list of
references.

But I must say that I am glad to see you posting here. If nothing
else, it will prove my point, that people with Indian names need
not all be stereotyped into one category.

Vidyasankar

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