a language is not something static, it changes through time and with usage. i don't think shakespearean english times were so much better than now in that sense. surely a lot of people had no proper knowledge of the language and had their influence in how it evolved into what it is today. but that's what it is: a living structure subject to the influence of its users collectively. whether you deem it a path to extinction or not it is still very much alive and transforming
Has the English language been lost forever?
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a language is not something static, it changes through time and with usage. i don't think shakespearean english times were so much better than now in that sense. surely a lot of people had no proper knowledge of the language and had their influence in how it evolved into what it is today. but that's what it is: a living structure subject to the influence of its users collectively. whether you deem it a path to extinction or not it is still very much alive and transforming