RE: Fwd: Did language drive society or vice versa?

From: Bruce Jones (BruceJ@nwths.com)
Date: Thu May 11 2000 - 16:50:50 BST

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    Getting back to the original discussion ... Did language drive society or
    vice versa?

    I think we all agree that if we could not communicate we could not have
    society.

    Society lives and dies based on shared ideals, ideas, enterprise and
    commitment. Take away or never have some form of communication (minimalist
    definition) and none of this is possible.

    There are different languages and regional differences within those
    languages leading to linguistic groups and sub-groups ... each has a
    different agenda or background or specialty defined and expressed by their
    language. Therefore IMHO you can't have one without the other.

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?

    Bruce

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