Tuesday, February 24, 2009

A Note on Language

Languages are dying at an alarming rate. The tragedy of this is I think is not apparent to people in general. The death of a language seems akin to the death of a culture. Cultural groups are often defined by the language they speak. When a language dies, the oral traditions are forgotten. Folklore is lost, history fades. It is a sad thing.
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  1. UnknownFebruary 24, 2009 at 6:15 PM

    That's why we need historical linguists like you to keep all of these interesting and scarce languages alive ;-)

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  2. teeshaFebruary 24, 2009 at 6:18 PM

    yah trista! keep speaking your mind! we need more of that!

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