I Wish My Parents Had Taught Me Armenian

I Wish My Parents Had Taught Me Armenian
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By Dr. Arda Jebejian (Linguist), Beirut, January 20, 2011
Translated from Armenian by Aris G. Sevag

Often, linguists unexpectedly find themselves in a situation, wherein they face the negative and careless attitudes of members of a society pertaining to the preservation of their language. What are linguists to do with regard to such an issue? Should they merely say, “That’s their decision and we don’t have the right to interfere”? Or, based on past experience, should they try to save the language? It’s a difficult situation.

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