Re: Language Change
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, January 7, 2000, 0:57 |
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Ed Heil wrote:
> There's a special reason for Australain aboriginal languages to
> change so quickly though: taboo. When someone dies, you must never
> say his name again, *or any word that sounds like his name.*
Well, the taboo only lasts a certain period, right? Of course, it's not
uncommon for the taboo word to simply drop out.
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