“Teachers were powerful enough to kill the indigenous languages: they are not powerful enough to bring them back to life.” — Andrew Dalby Language Copy Share Image
“On the basis of this information, it would be possible to argue that if everybody spoke English (or Chinese or Esperanto for… — Andrew Dalby Language Copy Share Image
“If two thousand five hundred languages are to be lost in the course of the twenty-first century, don’t be in any doubt… — Andrew Dalby Language Copy Share Image
“The fact that in the twentieth century a greater proportion of the people in the world could communicate with one another, using… — Andrew Dalby Language Copy Share Image
“It happens all too often - people regret that their language and culture are being lost but at the same time decide… — Andrew Dalby Language Copy Share Image
“Words for completely novel concepts and technical breakthroughs are devised as soon as needed, explained with ease and absorbed with scarcely an… — Andrew Dalby Creativity Copy Share Image
