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patriotism/nationalism
Oli:
I am Arthur, king of the Britons.
Storm Rider:
I didn't know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective.
Liz:
Damnit Tommy, you need to finish that quote so we can continue this. The next line doesn't work without the end of yours there.
ruyi:
--- Quote from: Oli on 25 Jul 2008, 19:47 ---Would everyone agree that language is of huge cultural significance?
By extension would everyone agree that the assimilation of another language, or aspects of another language, into a culture would create problems with the preservation of culture and with that nationality?
I'm conflicted on this. I think that language is a huge part of cultural identity, but I also think that culture is not a frozen thing and that it evolves with the nature of the people it represents.
--- End quote ---
Here's an article (written by Slick, apparently) I came across recently while browsing American Indian articles on wikipedia. Kinda long, so if you're in a hurry, you can just read number 4 under "Why should we care?"
KvP:
Language is certainly of major cultural significance. For example, the Jews maintained a very solid cultural identity over hundreds upon hundreds of years without any land to call their own, in large part due to their emphasis on reading sacred texts in Hebrew. And we can all think of examples of cultures being devastated either because they lacked a written tradition or their written tradition was destroyed when faced with zealous conquerors (particularly in the Americas) But that goes without saying, I suppose.
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