> What he fails to take into account is the fact that the wide availability of audiovisual distribution of language has a conservational effect that we've not r

> What he fails to take into account is the fact that the wide availability of audiovisual distribution of language has a conservational effect that we've not really seen before. We can observe in English that this sort of effect has happened with the advent of the printed word - I've certainly read before that Shakespeare effectively codified the English language, not just by giving us lots of words and sayings, but by causing a de-facto standardisation by becoming widespread. And while the language has moved on since then, and added a multitude of new words and phrase, the structure appears to have moved more slowly than it did before this time. > It robs something from the original text Eh, it's a while since I've read the original text, but Villeneuve's adaptation of part 1 left me cold anyway. It's a shame, this might be the last big-budget attempt at making a Dune movie, but to me it was hollow and dead. So if they've changed the language the Fremen speak, it's one of the lesser flaws.