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Re: Language comparison

From:Sai Emrys <saizai@...>
Date:Friday, January 7, 2005, 8:55
> > I meant "primitive" as in those used by modern-day African > > tribes, and as some people would treat e.g. "Black English > > Vernacular". > > > > > In what sense are the languages used by modern-day African "tribes" > "primitive", and which particular languages have you studied and/or are > you referring to? > > Who treats Black English Vernacular as primitive and are they the kind > of people we listen to on Conlang? >
I was using the term ironically, as an example of what the "all languages are equal" stance would be defending. - Sai

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Ray Brown <ray.brown@...>