Warp wrote:
>   That's not the definition of dead language. A dead language is one
> which has had native speakers in the past but doesn't have anymore
> anywhere. 

FWIW, my college linguistics class defined "dead language" as "one 
nobody knows how to speak any more". The prof specifically excluded 
Latin from being a dead language.  So I think even the pros don't agree 
on what they're talking about there.

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     "That's pretty. Where's that?"
          "It's the Age of Channelwood."
     "We should go there on vacation some time."

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