http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/06/language-lessons-speak/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/06/language-lessons-speak/#comment-60208 Eleanor Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:02:46 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=12632#comment-60208 did no one else notice the poor grammar? "...seen in other animals. And that’s not all. Language diversity is the ‘cr..." did no one else notice the poor grammar?
“…seen in other animals. And that’s not all. Language diversity is the ‘cr…”

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/06/language-lessons-speak/#comment-60042 Lisa Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:02:25 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=12632#comment-60042 The article made me think of Stephenson's sci-fi novel 'Snow Crash' which touched on the subject of language diversity and why it is so very diverse - a fiction piece of course but very thought-provoking! The article made me think of Stephenson’s sci-fi novel ‘Snow Crash’ which touched on the subject of language diversity and why it is so very diverse – a fiction piece of course but very thought-provoking!

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/06/language-lessons-speak/#comment-59964 TurboCretin Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:03:48 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=12632#comment-59964 I am highly sceptical of this. I am highly sceptical of this.

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/06/language-lessons-speak/#comment-59959 roz Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:47:02 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=12632#comment-59959 i remember friends telling me that sometimes when they had difficulty thinking of a word, they would be able to think of it in another language. a handy communications tool! i remember friends telling me that sometimes when they had difficulty thinking of a word, they would be able to think of it in another language. a handy communications tool!

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/06/language-lessons-speak/#comment-59956 Nikki Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:44:51 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=12632#comment-59956 Wow, what a lovely and refreshing perspective on nativism. I love their proposed conclusion on page 1 of the article: "...every time a language becomes extinct, humanity loses an important piece of diversity." It's so true, Latin was a huge important piece of diversity and it was a shame it became extinct (the same with Old English and Modern English). Wow, what a lovely and refreshing perspective on nativism. I love their proposed conclusion on page 1 of the article: “…every time a language becomes extinct, humanity loses an important piece of diversity.” It’s so true, Latin was a huge important piece of diversity and it was a shame it became extinct (the same with Old English and Modern English).

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