LL-L "Language politics" 2010.04.04 (01) [EN]

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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk>
 Subject: LL-L "Language politics" 2010.04.03 (02) [EN]

 > From: Hellinckx Luc <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Language politics"
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> Completely agree. In my book, banning words ranks even more ridiculous
> as banning a certain type of "clothing" (not the lack thereof ;=)) or
> banning "gestures". Seems that some people mistake the right of using
> words, for ownership. They treat a language as if it's some sort of
> territory where immigration officers should constantly keep an eye on
> "illegal" import.


I wonder if there can be a tragic irony in this sort of thing?

What effect does banning words actually have? I suspect that words could
gain much wider recognition from being banned so that instead of just
being this decade's slang they might become a permanent part of the
language?

Sandy Fleming
http://scotstext.org/



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