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Re: Language superiority, improvement, etc.

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Thursday, October 15, 1998, 19:50
Matt Pearson wrote:

> If the Mbabaram > people of Australia suddenly became regular computer users, they could > easily and quickly borrow or invent as many computer terms as they needed, > and from that point on, Mbabaram would be just as suitable a medium for > discussing computer technology as English is.
Indeed, it has been argued that Garo (a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Bangladesh) now has a larger lexicon than English does, for Garo speakers can freely draw on their native lexicon, the whole Bengali lexicon, and the whole English lexicon as needed. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)