> In a message dated 97-05-14 06:58:08 EDT, someone wrote:
>
> << To add an SF-nal note to this (tenuous, but still recognizavble) does
> anyone
> know of any SF work that deals with or mentions the problem of a fragmenting
> language that seems to be breaking down into so many regional dialects, as I
> fear will happen to English? >>
This has already been happening for a long time and I'm not sure why
you're afraid of it, but if you're interested in the subject you might
want to check out _Aliens and Linguists: Language Study and Science
Fiction_ by Walter Meyers (University of Georgia Press, 1980). It's a fun
read and the best in-depth study on the subject, though becoming a bit
dated by now.
Fiona Kelleghan
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