Anemasta [any] to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agoThere was also a lot of heated discussion of a 'universal language' under communism on my TL...imagemessage-square86 fedilinkarrow-up1159
arrow-up1159imageThere was also a lot of heated discussion of a 'universal language' under communism on my TL...Anemasta [any] to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agomessage-square86 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareFrank [he/him, he/him]hexbear12·2 years agoEven if you did somehow get all of humanity to agree on and learn a common language it'd start diverging immediately along all sorts of faultlines. region, culture, subculture, professional field, gender, whatever. link
minus-squareAnemasta [any]hexagonhexbear3·2 years agoSoviet Union kept it's Russian universal though by chosing one standard Russian language for most official cultural products: newspapers, radio, tv. Due to modern globalization I'm guessing everyone who knows English understands (and to extent can reproduce) the dialect used in Hollywood movies. link
Even if you did somehow get all of humanity to agree on and learn a common language it'd start diverging immediately along all sorts of faultlines. region, culture, subculture, professional field, gender, whatever.
Soviet Union kept it's Russian universal though by chosing one standard Russian language for most official cultural products: newspapers, radio, tv.
Due to modern globalization I'm guessing everyone who knows English understands (and to extent can reproduce) the dialect used in Hollywood movies.