On Wed, 13 Mar 1996, Connie Tchir wrote:
> I am forwarding this message as I believe it was meant for the list as
> a whole. With regards to the question of the imperialism of the
> English language, perhaps my fellow Canadian (Alexandre Brassard) and
> I have a somewhat "raw" opinion due to the ongoing political struggle
> of the French Canadians. This question is incessantly deferred and
> derailed and I find myself constantly at odds with my fellow "maudits
> anglais." Mais je suis d'accord avec Dr. Pujol, ce n'est pas une
> question linguistique - the power structure itself has created its own
> "nemesis" which it needs to survive.
>
> Connie
>
> Forwarded message:
> > From SHUMJP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Wed Mar 13 06:20:49 1996
> > From: "Dr. Joan Pujol" <SHUMJP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Organization: The University of Huddersfield HEC
> > To: Connie Tchir <ctchir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 11:18:34 +0000
> > Subject: Re: Foucault in French
> > Priority: normal
> > X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.01)
> > Message-ID: <8079EE9676E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > D'accord - mais sans accents, peut-etre?, qu'en pensez-vous? - ca
> > > marche pas avec la plupart des programmes, mon collegue, et
> > > occasionne l'obscurite dans le texte. Qu'en pensez-vous?
> >
> > That's much better. I quite like this discussion about language/s
> > as I think it may relate to the concept of 'resistance'. 'Where
> > there is power, there is resistance'. Nevertheless, I have problems
> > identifying the specific power source that provokes this resistance,
> > and I find too easy to attribute that to the imperialims of the
> > english language.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Dr. Joan Pujol
> > School of Human & Health Sciences
> > The University of Huddersfield
> > Queensgate
> > Huddersfield HD1 3DH
> > Tel. +1484 422 288 Ext. 2015
> > Fax. +1484 472 794
> > E-mail ShumJP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
>
>
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> I am forwarding this message as I believe it was meant for the list as
> a whole. With regards to the question of the imperialism of the
> English language, perhaps my fellow Canadian (Alexandre Brassard) and
> I have a somewhat "raw" opinion due to the ongoing political struggle
> of the French Canadians. This question is incessantly deferred and
> derailed and I find myself constantly at odds with my fellow "maudits
> anglais." Mais je suis d'accord avec Dr. Pujol, ce n'est pas une
> question linguistique - the power structure itself has created its own
> "nemesis" which it needs to survive.
>
> Connie
>
> Forwarded message:
> > From SHUMJP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Wed Mar 13 06:20:49 1996
> > From: "Dr. Joan Pujol" <SHUMJP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Organization: The University of Huddersfield HEC
> > To: Connie Tchir <ctchir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 11:18:34 +0000
> > Subject: Re: Foucault in French
> > Priority: normal
> > X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.01)
> > Message-ID: <8079EE9676E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > D'accord - mais sans accents, peut-etre?, qu'en pensez-vous? - ca
> > > marche pas avec la plupart des programmes, mon collegue, et
> > > occasionne l'obscurite dans le texte. Qu'en pensez-vous?
> >
> > That's much better. I quite like this discussion about language/s
> > as I think it may relate to the concept of 'resistance'. 'Where
> > there is power, there is resistance'. Nevertheless, I have problems
> > identifying the specific power source that provokes this resistance,
> > and I find too easy to attribute that to the imperialims of the
> > english language.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Dr. Joan Pujol
> > School of Human & Health Sciences
> > The University of Huddersfield
> > Queensgate
> > Huddersfield HD1 3DH
> > Tel. +1484 422 288 Ext. 2015
> > Fax. +1484 472 794
> > E-mail ShumJP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ----------------------------------------
> >
>
>
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