dsgood (![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} dsgood) wrote,@ 2009-09-01 12:51:00 |
 |
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definition: Proto-World
Proto-World is the hypothetical ancestor of all known spoken languages. Some linguists are certain they've reconstructed much of its vocabulary. (It's marvelous what can be done with computers and a theory.) Others consider it more illusionary than the Martian canals.
Proto-World is the hypothetical ancestor of all known spoken languages. Some linguists are certain they've reconstructed much of its vocabulary. (It's marvelous what can be done with computers and a theory.) Others consider it more illusionary than the Martian canals.