I'm not quite the linguistic goddess I prefer to be called.

[conuly]

But I do know a few things, and one of those things is that Languages Are Complex. Except Pidgins.

I defy you to find me a natural language where you can't say pretty much anything somehow, or which doesn't have a simpler way to say something your own language needs a circumlocution for, or which doesn't allow you to make complex sentences, or which people aren't able to learn simply. Not a pidgin, though, they don't count.

*stares at clock*

God DAMN it, when do I get to go to bed? *goes to wake up Mommy*

Edit: Oh, and let's not have a repeat of the infamous "two people defriended me and I got insulted a lot" fight, okay? I'm pissy because I'm tired.

Edit again: I don't believe it! I stay up all night to make sure she gets up (her clock is broken), and she's already up! How DARE she! *screams*

Night all. Djusk' a.

Comments

[leora.livejournal.com]

Hmm, and yet... while I don't know many languages, I've never found one that allows me to say many of the things I want to say.

[conuly]

Hm. Well, what do you want to say?

(And my point still stands. It's not like you're finding one language which allows you to say tons of things, and there's another where you can only point and grunt).

[leora.livejournal.com]

Oh no, all languages are roughly equivalent. But obviously, I can't tell you what I've found language lacking at explaining.

[conuly]

*grins*

I know :P