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      "relay script history",
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      "distinguish related languages"
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        "note": ""
      },
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        "quantity": "historical script",
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        "unit": "note",
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      "Sylheti in the Barak Valley",
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        "relation": "is contrasted with",
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      "Stale speaker figures",
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        "Language status debates carry identity and political weight."
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        "Diaspora communities",
        "Service users"
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      "master_systems": []
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                    "text": "Is the question about the language-versus-dialect debate, which should be presented with positions attributed?",
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                    "text": "How is Sylheti classified within Eastern Indo-Aryan?",
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                "id": "debate-finding",
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                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
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        "rationale": "Sources.",
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            "id": "modern",
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                    "text": "How is Sylheti written today, mostly in Bengali script?",
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                    "text": "Is the information accurate?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
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        "id": "context",
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                    "text": "How large is the Sylheti-speaking diaspora, especially in the UK?",
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                    "text": "Is the information current?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
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              }
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            "id": "status",
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                    "text": "Is the presentation neutral and attributed?",
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    "How should the language-versus-dialect debate be presented?",
    "Should Sylheti Nagri be a separate entry?",
    "How should diaspora communities be documented?"
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