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> Languages were invented as means of communication That's one of two equally important reasons for language. The other is to easily identify insiders in large
by vorg 12y ago
> Languages were invented as means of communication
That's one of two equally important reasons for language. The other is to easily identify insiders in large communities. A few languages later change their primary use to inter-community communication, but those will then start to splinter into dialects to easily distinguish insiders from outsiders.