A Future of Fewer Words?
The article discusses the projected future of human language in light of a process similar to natural selection. This is said to be leading to the extinction of thousands of languages. Examples are given, such as the extinction of Native American languages in Oklahoma, including Delaware, Mesquakie,...
| Publicado en: | Futurist Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 42 - 47 |
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World Future Society
Mar/Apr2012
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