[Xmca-l] Re: no primitive language?

[Andy Blunden]

Thanks, Carol.
Can those "key characteristics" be given in a few lines?
Andy
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Carol Macdonald wrote:
> Andy
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> It's true.  Languages all share key characteristics.
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> Carol
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> On 27 December 2014 at 12:02, Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net 
> <mailto:ablunden@mira.net>> wrote:
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>     I have heard, and I believe it to be the case, that there is no
>     such thing as a "primitive language."
>     I am not talking about the "language" of children raised in
>     isolation, or the "home sign" of deaf children, I mean among the
>     languages of actual historical peoples.
>     I would just appreciate that if this is wrong, could someone on
>     this list who knows about this kind of thing disabuse me.
>     Otherwise I will assume this to be factual.
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>     Thanks
>     Andy
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> Carol A  Macdonald Ph D (Edin)
> Developmental psycholinguist
> Academic, Researcher,  and Editor 
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