This was so fascinating! I never thought this deeply about the politics of accents, especially related to endangered languages. This seems especially interesting since languages naturally change over time. No one speaks Chaucer’s English anymore, and that’s okay. But endangered languages require a different calculation.
This was so fascinating! I never thought this deeply about the politics of accents, especially related to endangered languages. This seems especially interesting since languages naturally change over time. No one speaks Chaucer’s English anymore, and that’s okay. But endangered languages require a different calculation.
You summed it up perfectly, Jillian! Thank you for the kind words! :)