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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Saving the languages #32866 06/20/2001 2:23 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I realize that this is not as important as saving the language from extinction Hearing the sounds of a language is a very different thing from knowing the structure, the grammar of a language, knowing the way a language interprets reality. Without living native speakers a language is lost forever. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted The Extinction of Language (now, more than ever!) WhitmanO'Neill 06/20/2001 4:58 AM Max Quordlepleen 06/20/2001 5:41 AM Re: The Extinction of Language (now, more than ever!) emanuela 06/20/2001 5:45 AM Re: The Extinction of Language (now, more than ever!) squid 06/20/2001 10:44 AM Re: The Extinction of Language (now, more than ever!) Bean 06/20/2001 10:55 AM Re: The Extinction of Language (now, more than ever!) Brandon 06/20/2001 1:18 PM Re: The Extinction of Language (now, more than ever!) Brandon 06/20/2001 1:19 PM Re: The Extinction of Language (now, more than ever!) maverick 06/20/2001 1:27 PM The Article in Question Rapunzel 06/20/2001 1:45 PM Re: The Article in Question Alex Williams 06/20/2001 2:01 PM Re: Saving the languages Faldage 06/20/2001 2:23 PM Re: The Article in Question of troy 06/20/2001 9:14 PM Re: The Article in Question rodward 06/21/2001 9:55 AM Re: The Article in Question Brandon 06/21/2001 12:52 PM Re: The Article in Question WhitmanO'Neill 06/20/2001 3:14 PM Re: The Article in Question nancyk 06/22/2001 1:11 AM Max Quordlepleen 06/20/2001 8:55 PM Re: The Extinction of Language (now, more than ever!) Bobyoungbalt 06/20/2001 8:26 PM Cornish lives on doc_comfort 06/21/2001 5:05 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,285 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 23 A C Bowden 6 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,140 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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