๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐•๐จ๐ข๐ ๐Ÿ’ซ Game localizers @fromthevoid.net ยท Feb 24

Yup, it's still #BlackHistoryMonth! For this #BlackLinguists showcase, please meet Salikoko Mufwene. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he is an awarded professor at the University of Chicago. His work focuses on creole studies, language evolution & vitality, and African linguistics.

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๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐•๐จ๐ข๐ ๐Ÿ’ซ Game localizers ยท Feb 24

What's fascinating about Mufwene's approach: he draws analogies between language and biological evolution. For him, languages undergo changes similarly to viruses, including dependence on the activities of their hosts, competition & selection, which can facilitate spread or cause extinction.๐Ÿฆ