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> But obsolete or antiquated meanings of words are not necessarily somehow latent in the words as used presently. Language changes; meanings change. I think yo

by Kamq 3y ago

> But obsolete or antiquated meanings of words are not necessarily somehow latent in the words as used presently. Language changes; meanings change. I think you're ignoring that, if enough of us do this, they can also change back.

dmvdoug 3y ago
Nah, that’s just not how language tends to evolve, except perhaps for specialized vocabularies that are created to denote specific, technical things for the purpose of agreement among those involved.
- mdp2021 3y ago
  > evolve Develop. Awareness, as I mentioned nearby, we could say is required for language to "evolve". Out of entropy, a natural occurrence, language can devolve.
  - dmvdoug 3y ago
    Why would awareness be necessary for language evolution? Was it necessary for human evolution?
    - mdp2021 3y ago
      > Why Competence → evolution; incompetence → devolution (increased introduction of randomness).