Re: Genders (was Re: Láadan and woman's speak_

Robert Hailman wrote:
> Right, right, right. Maybe an evil tyrannical government run by a leader
> who's ashamed of his nation's past and wants to have as little to do
> with it as possible, and therefore institutes language reform forcing an
> auxlang on the people.
Hmm, interesting idea.  The leader would either have to be followed by
like-minded tyrants, or somehow cheat death, because otherwise the
original languages would probably revive with his death.  It would
probably take at least a century to secure their deaths.

> Of course, I don't much care for English, even though I was born and
> raised speaking it. I really would rather have just about any other
> language become the lingua franca on Earth.
I've been thinking lately about that.  It does seem possible that at
some point in the future, only one language will be spoken on Earth.
English seems to be the most likely candidate, but Spanish has a good
chance too, if Latin America becomes an economic superpower, or perhaps
Swahili if Africa becomes a major economic power.

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