[Xmca-l] Re: no primitive language?

[Andy Blunden]

Thanks, Carol. :)
I am OK from here then.
Much appreciated.
Andy
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Carol Macdonald wrote:
> Syntax, semantics. pragmatics, phonology, discourse orientation: they 
> just give their own version of these aspects.
>
> On 27 December 2014 at 12:10, Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net 
> <mailto:ablunden@mira.net>> wrote:
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>     Thanks, Carol.
>     Can those "key characteristics" be given in a few lines?
>     Andy
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>     Carol Macdonald wrote:
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>         Andy
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>         It's true.  Languages all share key characteristics.
>
>         Carol
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>         On 27 December 2014 at 12:02, Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net
>         <mailto:ablunden@mira.net> <mailto: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.
>
>             Thanks
>             Andy
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> Carol A  Macdonald Ph D (Edin)
> Developmental psycholinguist
> Academic, Researcher,  and Editor 
> Honorary Research Fellow: Department of Linguistics, Unisa
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