Re:The Neural Advantage of Speaking 2 Languages
by eru on Thursday January 21, 2010 @03:12PM
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Interesting. But I doubt it will be that simple. Even if the Chinese will overshadow everything else in a few years, English will stay the dominant language in the western world. Latin limped on far over thousand years after the fall of its empire.
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Re:The Neural Advantage of Speaking 2 Languages
by sirdavidof on Thursday January 21, 2010 @07:58PM
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Yes, but French is arguably fading much more quickly. It's easy to overlook where the words lingua franca originally came from.
Re:The Neural Advantage of Speaking 2 Languages
by eru on Thursday January 21, 2010 @08:33PM
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Not from French. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_franca)
I can't say much about French. I do know that German is alive and kicking.