Languages are pretty interesting. Especially when it comes to dialects or accents. From a linguists point of view these are former states of the language which are preserved. What we encounter today is a rather rapid change of language, especially since the internet is widely available. The language used in the internet is something between written and spoken which means is it less formal for example. From my point of view, we encounter this rapid changing since there are no real barriers between communities and countries anymore (figuratively). So closed systems (more or less) like languages become open once again because the people who are in these systems are getting a whole lot of new influences which they havent had before. Indeed pretty interesting.
Best, Niko. Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Paul Maynard Gesendet: Dienstag, 29. November 2011 17:12 An: [email protected] Betreff: RE: Language drift While it isn't something that would usually jump out at me as an interesting subject, I must admit I was quite fascinated by that whole conversation. Especially things like Liverpool carrying a very strong regional accent and developing it's speech due to having a very busy dock and stuff like that. It makes a lot of sense when it's pointed out to you, it just wasn't something I'd never thought about before. Regards, Paul > From: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > Subject: Language drift > Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:06:42 -0800 > To: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > Sometime back years ago a thread touched on the evolution of languages and I made the point they tended to change rapidly until the advent of the printing press, which pretty much began fixing it in place once more people agreed on how things should be spelled (spelt for you Brits) and pronounced. But right this very minute, we're witnessing a tiny language shift before our very eyes, the product of political correctness. Apparently, it is now acceptable in many circles to use the pronoun "they" in place of "him or her." As in "When someone comes into that building, they are often confused by the signs in the lobby." When I was a kid that would have been a red circle and the note in the margin, "Incorrect Antecedent." > > Language is pretty fascinating stuff, isn't it? > > Best,R.E.F. > ---- > <http://www.crydee.com> www.crydee.com > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity. > > > > > > >
