When the threat of nuclear war was imminent the BBC broadcasted "Threads". A dark prophesy of the horrors of nuclear winter. After 13 years society has eroded to the brink of being no society at all. No society, no law, no language. In "Threads" the languages of the world has retarded it's way back to simple words and moans? Is this happening already?
In non English speaking countries in Asia business men have developed their own version of English called Globish. The term was coined by Madhukar Gogate, who later published the first English-Globish dictionary. Globish is a simplification of the English language meant for those who doesn't speak English as their first language. Globish simplifies both the orthography and pronunciation of English making it easier to read for many.
For example:
dha warld waunts pis aend prausperiti... (The world wants peace and prosperity.)
hee iz faain: (He is fine)
du yu no vear dha laaybrari iz? (Do you know where the library is?)
Is this a development of the English language or a step backwards? According to Wikipedia a language is:
"Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems ofcommunication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication". But when a language devolves is that the direction to go? Will we all eventually speak the same language based on a simplified English? Or will everyone speak English as we now know it?
Hm, interesting question you have about the development of languages. I was looking forward to reading some more about the different dialects in other countries too. Think Globish is a difficult language.
SvarSlett