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Language evolves. Use and meaning of words changes over time. Logocentrists are surprised. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logocentrism https://en.wikipedia
by ukj 6y ago
Language evolves. Use and meaning of words changes over time.
Logocentrists are surprised.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logocentrism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logocentrism
- twelvechairs 6y agoEnglish evolves because it is polycentric. Other languages are held back by formal regulators from evolving (e.g. Association of Spanish Language Academies, Académie française, Council for German Orthography, China's State Language Work Committee, etc.)