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I see your point, but I was talking about a controlled experiment with specific changes to a specific text at short defined intervals. The texts that historians
by daveguy 8y ago
I see your point, but I was talking about a controlled experiment with specific changes to a specific text at short defined intervals. The texts that historians study -- are they so frequently updated and such a well defined piece of text for a specific purpose?
Maybe some are, but from what I understand new editions are much more haphazard (there isn't a specific simple goal) and old editions are often lost. I wasn't aware of a specific long term language experiment specifically designed to keep revisions over a long term, but then I'm definitely not a historian.
Just a thought.
- elliekelly 8y ago> I wasn't aware of a specific long term language experiment specifically designed to keep revisions over a long term It doesn't even come close to ticking all of the boxes you've mentioned but perhaps the bible is the closest thing to what you've described?
- daveguy 8y agoAgreed 100%, the bible is by far the closest that I can think of too. One lack there is there are usually multiple translations to a single language, but updates within language (eg KJV to New International) doesn't come along nearly as often as that initial "authoritative" translation. As singularity2001 said, from a linguist perspective it's probably the most valuable document in the world, regardless of content.