The idea a language should grow simpler if people need to learn it as adults has an intuitive appeal. But an analysis of more than 1,200 languages shows this doesn’t quite stack up.
- Associate Professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
A new, extensive database of language grammars from around the world indicates an alarming trend of global language loss.
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