Re: ,Language' in language name?

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>Well, true, in the sense that a suffix like "-ese" doesn't have anything
>to do
>with any _word_ at all.  But it's like saying "language" and "speech"
>don't have
>anything to do with each other because the words aren't related.  It seems
>like -ese (n.) *does* mean 'language' now, as in constructions like
>"bureaucratese" or "churchese".
Or maybe more specifically, the meaning has been *extended* to mean
language. It still retains it's other functions: Japanese food, Japanese
clothing, Chinese food, Chinese laquerwear, Taiwanese ceramics, etc.

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