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Also, there is evidence that there might be some hidden meta-language on humans as well from studies on how bilingual people/polyglots speak, code-switch, trans

Also, there is evidence that there might be some hidden meta-language on humans as well from studies on how bilingual people/polyglots speak, code-switch, translate, etc.

Teever 4y ago
This is fascinating, can you tell me more about it?
z3ugma 4y ago
This is a major plot point of the novel "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson, in case the idea strikes anyone's fancy
- casselc 4y ago
  “Lexicon” by Max Barry is another good novel that plays with this premise.
- 0des 4y ago
  You talking about the namshub of enki? Cryptonomicon is also great.
nabla9 4y ago
My native language don't have gender-neutral personal pronouns. If I want to use pronouns correctly in English, I have to make mental pause before writing he or she to figure it out. Woman/man distinction does not come automatically. When I use or think in English, my brain has weird rules of its own. Some person can have his/her pronoun constantly wrong. For some it's random. Context and rhythm can also can create pattern.
- icoder 4y ago
  Philipines?