Re: Macrolanguage (was: Forms for Montenegrin)

Yes, a totally different meaning. (So, not the same term. I borrowed the word form.)

Peter

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From: John Cowan <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2017 2:48:33 PM
To: Peter Constable
Cc: Michael Everson; ietflang IETF Languages Discussion
Subject: Re: [Ietf-languages] Macrolanguage (was: Forms for Montenegrin)



On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Peter Constable <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:


I think I borrowed the term “macrolanguage” from David Dalby,

I didn't know that; I figured you had coined the term independently, since the meanings are completely different.

(In Dalby's usage, _macrolanguage_ is a non-structural term meaning 'language with ten million speakers'.)

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