Thiago Carvalho on Nostr: "The most important challenge is that of fairness or “linguistic justice”. A ...
"The most important challenge is that of fairness or “linguistic justice”. A common language is a bit like a telephone network: the more people know a language, the more useful it becomes to communicate. The question of fairness arises because individuals face very different costs to access the network and are on an unequal footing when using it. Those who learn English as a second language incur learning costs, while native speakers can communicate with all network members without incurring such costs. It’s like getting the latest smartphone model and sim card with unlimited data for free."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/27/english-world-power-language-linguistic-justice?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherPublished at
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