Monday, June 12, 2006
Maine French
Onze Taal and others report on a New York Times article about a revival of Maine French.
I suspect that revivals such as this, of previously depised languages or cultures, are a pretty sure sign that the object of the revival is now safely dead. But no matter. What struck me most was the statement:
I suppose it goes to show just how successful the US administration has been in conflating the two events in the nation’s mind. Or at least in the nation’s media.
I suspect that revivals such as this, of previously depised languages or cultures, are a pretty sure sign that the object of the revival is now safely dead. But no matter. What struck me most was the statement:
And Gov. John E. Baldacci … led a trade delegation to France last fall, one of the first since tension with France began after the Sept. 11 attacksTension with France after the Sept. 11 attacks? I can only recall tension with Afghanistan. The tension with France, such as it was, came about much later, in connection with the invasion of Iraq and not with 9/11.
I suppose it goes to show just how successful the US administration has been in conflating the two events in the nation’s mind. Or at least in the nation’s media.
