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fbharjo commented on the word L'engualish franca
frankly, until it languishes............
May 27, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word L'engualish franca
... and English is
my mother tongue
is
my father tongue
is a foreign lan lan lang
language
l/anguish
anguish...
--From Discourse on the Logic of Language
by M. NourbeSe Philip
(here's a video of her reading it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=424yF9eqBsE )
May 27, 2012
fbharjo commented on the word L'engualish franca
Thanks Ruzuzu,
There is little to nothing new under the tongue!
Have you read Ostler's The Last Lingua Franca?
It is a marvelous voyage (audyage?) through recent millenia (or course through the logos of language).
May 27, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word L'engualish franca
I haven't, but it's going on my list of things to read (possibly the only list I haven't posted here).
May 28, 2012