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[johnslat]

Stealing, shifts, and snobs.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150605-your-language-is-sinful

Regards,
John

[buravirgil]

Fantastick article, Johann.

It's wonderfully comprehensive while specific, and a summation of topics of which I'm only aware after a semester of historical linguistics as an undergrad-- a long time ago. A lot of readings and lecture hours were required to frame the inquiry of portions of what this brief article concludes.

It's nearly unsettling-- enough time passes and an accumulation of theses and study wind up invalidating some of what I studied while consolidating varying interpretations/theory to a handful of accepted definitions and best practices.

Ah, the young-- they have it so much easier.