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Should we rescue endangered languages?

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Should we rescue endangered languages?
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RE: Should we rescue endangered languages?
August 10, 2014 at 1:39 pm
(August 10, 2014 at 1:34 pm)Diablo Wrote:
(August 10, 2014 at 1:28 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: English is (effectively) that already. In 50 years or so, I wouldn't be surprised if the global language ('Earthish'? 'Earthean'?) was some sort of Mandarin/English fusion.

Boru

Isn't there something called 'Globish' which is a cut-down version of English, 1500 words and 3 tenses, or something like that, which is used in business?

I believe so, but I was speaking of a sort of global lingua franca, which would also be the vernacular of most people.

Boru
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Should we rescue endangered languages?

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Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Angrboda - August 9, 2014 at 3:36 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Diablo - August 9, 2014 at 3:38 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Violet - August 9, 2014 at 3:49 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Napoléon - August 9, 2014 at 3:50 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Diablo - August 9, 2014 at 5:32 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by vorlon13 - August 9, 2014 at 5:29 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Jenny A - August 10, 2014 at 1:00 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Jenny A - August 10, 2014 at 1:23 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Dystopia - August 9, 2014 at 5:34 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Diablo - August 9, 2014 at 5:39 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Dystopia - August 9, 2014 at 5:42 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Diablo - August 9, 2014 at 5:57 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Dystopia - August 9, 2014 at 6:13 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Polaris - August 9, 2014 at 6:18 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Cato - September 5, 2014 at 7:44 am
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Darth - September 6, 2014 at 6:09 am
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Cato - September 6, 2014 at 8:09 am
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Darth - August 10, 2014 at 8:44 am
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by c172 - August 10, 2014 at 10:10 am
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by c172 - August 10, 2014 at 12:29 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Tobie - August 10, 2014 at 1:33 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Diablo - August 10, 2014 at 1:34 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 10, 2014 at 1:39 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by c172 - August 10, 2014 at 1:18 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Tobie - August 10, 2014 at 1:28 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by c172 - August 10, 2014 at 1:32 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Polaris - August 10, 2014 at 3:53 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Diablo - August 10, 2014 at 3:58 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by DramaQueen - August 14, 2014 at 8:12 am
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by Tobie - August 14, 2014 at 12:30 pm
RE: Should we rescue endangered languages? - by naimless - September 5, 2014 at 5:06 am

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