tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005668431384229268.post6529490887461060177..comments2024-03-11T18:46:56.863+11:00Comments on New England's History: The man who cracked the Anaiwan codeJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005668431384229268.post-30450244668953550762017-06-09T06:40:50.901+10:002017-06-09T06:40:50.901+10:00That would have been very interesting, Johnb. I st...That would have been very interesting, Johnb. I stand in awe of the linguists because they have skills that are beyond me! Hale is an interesting man. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005668431384229268.post-29924630859050400752017-06-09T02:33:58.425+10:002017-06-09T02:33:58.425+10:00Many years ago I had one of life's happenstanc...Many years ago I had one of life's happenstance moments Jim that relates to the study of aboriginal language. I was visiting the Chinese porcelain collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum and struck up a conversation with another visitor. Turned out it was Mary Laughren on her way from Yuendumu settlement in the Northern Territory to MIT in Boston USA. Mary was studying the development of language at the time so for a good hour I had a privelaged conversation with an Acedemic on the structure of language brought to Australia by First Australians. The detail has gone with the passage of time but not the memory and interest of the meeting. Mary has written a eulogy to Ken Hale another natural born linguist as Terry Crowley was.<br />http://linguistics.mit.edu/hale/testimonies/Johnbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694479587834247002noreply@blogger.com