Marco Cimarosti wrote:

>
> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> > [...]
> > > The point is: is any "matter" being discussed? If yes, what
> > kind of matter
> > > is it?
> >
> > The problem was depriving deaf children of language.
>
> And how is this problem connected with writing system?

Someone said that ASL is "partly based on writing," and that,
apparently, opened the door to the discussion of educational policy
toward deaf children.

> People is being deprived of their most basic rights every day in every part
> of the world. But this is not a forum about human rights, AFAIK.

EXACTLY.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...