I agree with Jarek although my two languages (Spanish and English) have wide spread. The situation of Anglicization of the web had made of it a power instrument of de-culturization. Whether you learn English (I do adore Shakespeare language but this has nothing to do regarding this) or you abandon the web. Same case if we view all cultural and socioeconomic "intended" messages in the content, which for obvious is representative of our west-cultural point of view. Power and the web is a must at any discussion... Cristian Berrío Zapata Profesor PUJ - UNAL Facultad de Economía Teléfono (57 3)300 817 9849 cberrioz@cable.net.co CHAT cristianberrioz@hotmail.com -----Mensaje original----- De: air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] En nombre de J. J. Enviado el: Martes, 05 de Octubre de 2004 10:31 a.m. Para: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Asunto: [Air-l] Hungarian and others About 10% of the world's population has access to the Internet but 97% of web sites are designed in English. If you need reference for these statistics let me know but unless we recognize the importance and validity of other languages in cyberspace, we can find ourselves on the receiving end of the global spectrum. If anything, we should encourage research and scholarly contribution in other, lesser known (to the English-speaking world) languages. Jarek Santiago Canyon College Orange, California _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement _______________________________________________ Air-l-aoir.org mailing list Air-l-aoir.org@listserv.aoir.org http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org