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John Rider <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 19 Sep 1997 11:13:14 -0700
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Hello Chomsky!

I can't claim to be a great authority.  I saw the film `Noam and Love Him'
and became intrigued.  I am interested in concept of an original biological
language from which all languages have sprung.  It stands to reason.  I don't
mean to sound like Dr. Doolittle but animals have a language of a sort -
mating calls, warnings, threats.  Likewise human language can be seen
not as many letters and combinations but as gutturals, labials, dentals
and palatials.


                                  .
                                .dF8b.
                              .dF'~~"8b.
                            .dF'      "8b.
                          .dF'   John   "8b.
                        .dF'     Rider    "8b.
                      .dF'   [log in to unmask]  "8b.
                    .dF'......................"8b.
                     "8b. `My country is the .dF'
                       "8b.     world'     .dF'
                         "8b.  -Thomas   .dF'
                           "8b. Paine  .dF'
                             "8b.    .dF'
                               "8b..dF'
                                 "8F'

"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely
 rearranging their prejudices".            - William James

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