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> the common claim that one human language is older or younger than another one Why is this gibberish? Languages are pretty tied to time/place, and some are un
by schwartzworld 3y ago
> the common claim that one human language is older or younger than another one
Why is this gibberish? Languages are pretty tied to time/place, and some are undoubtedly older than others?
- thaumasiotes 3y agoIt's gibberish because the concept itself fails to make any sense. Think about it. How would it work? You can say that Latin is younger than French. But you can't say that Sardinian is older than French or that Telugu is older than Hindi; those claims are incoherent.