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getting into trouble for comments about her native tongue led me to think that downplaying, avoiding or trying to extinguishing one's own (s) is a major force in language change, attrition and extinction. Parents, for instance, often actively choose to do it. Sad for many, not least in , but true: if not seen as useful, out they go.

bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63

#CharlizeTheron #language #linguistics

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