Scientific Babelism

Language Log 2013-04-01

Summary:

The proponents of "Wrathful Dispersion Theory" have been vulnerable to the criticism that their viewpoint is religious rather than scientific in nature. But now, we see a strong scientific alternative to the increasingly-discredited theory of so-called "historical linguistics", as Dennis Baron explains ("The great language change hoax", 4/1/2013): Deniers of global warming, the big bang, and [...]

Link:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4543

Updated:

04/01/2013, 21:13

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Tags:

language and culture

Authors:

Mark Liberman

Date tagged:

04/01/2013, 21:30

Date published:

04/01/2013, 21:13