Re:A man who 'discovered' 780 Indian languages
by zumu on Friday October 27, 2017 @02:55PM
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> China is one more country which is preserving its culture by speaking chinese
There's so many different languages spoken in China, many of which are dying or endangered. Moreover, China is by no means a mono culture. The government of China actively promotes a singular language and culture at the cost of those on the margins.
Re:A man who 'discovered' 780 Indian languages
by astrodust on Friday October 27, 2017 @03:36PM
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This doesn't even count situations where the written language is largely the same, but due to dialect differences the spoken version is almost completely different.
There's so many different languages spoken in China, many of which are dying or endangered. Moreover, China is by no means a mono culture. The government of China actively promotes a singular language and culture at the cost of those on the margins.