Re: IMLD, 2/21/05: Braille & sign languages

Jonathon Blake wrote:

>
> Peter wrote:
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> > You're not suggesting, are you, that you learned Written English without first learning Spoken English?
>
> That's how I learned a couple of languages.
>
> xan
>
> jonathon
> --
> Seven systems with:
> 1+ GHz Processors
> 2+ GB RAM
> 0.25 TB Hard drive space

I hope you're not referring to computer "languages."

But if you're referring to human languages, you came to them with full
competence in at least one phonological system and understanding of how
a written language relates to a spoken language.
--
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...