Languages (was Re: Yiddish etc.)

Jacob Baltuch jacob.baltuch at EURONET.BE
Wed Jan 21 18:24:14 UTC 1998


>>However, if you convinced the British upper class to use Yiddish
>>instead of the Queen's English, it could equally well be manipulated to
>>express English upper class values. The same argument applies to any other
>>language.
>>
>>Consequently, I will still maintain that a language is a neutral agent.
>
>This question could lead  us to the indian speculations about language. The
>spotha theory, for example.

sphoTa, zmoTa!...  :P





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