[Vnbiz] Language question

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Dear CACC,

Obviously the Vietnamese language is experiencing a great boom.  I have seen
many new words and language usages for the last several years.  It seems the
globalization process has stimulated great language growth.  Very exciting.

Wonder if anyone is keeping an eye on the growth itself, like people who
work on dictionary and grammar.

Have a great day!

Hoanh


On 12/8/06, Shane Wall <shane.wall at translingualexpress.com> wrote:
>
> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
>
> Hi Chi Romi and CACC,
>   You raise a very point Romi, languages are "living things". They
> change; parts of them die; new parts are born. I think that is generally
> accepted by most people - we all know that the way we use our
> language(s) ourselves today is different to the way our Grandparents
> used it/them.
>
>    The most interesting question for me, is "What is the role of
> grammar in language? Should it be descriptive (i.e. describe a language
> and how it works) or prescriptive (i.e. be the "rules" for how to use a
> language)?
>
>    Another interesting point is that human language is one of the few
> things where the "grassroots" truly do make and implement the changes.
> The popular usage percolates from the bottom up, not the top down!
>
> Cheers,
> Shane
>
> Romi wrote:
> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Dear CACC,
> >
> <SNIP>
>
> > You can choose any use of your preference. But please accept the natural
> > development of language. There are a number of examples in language that
> > we see the wrongs dominating then replacing the corrects. Try Google,
> > you'll see that most "ban hành mới luật" appear on governmental
> > websites. It doesn't outnumber the other use, yet, who knows how soon it
> > will become more common?
> >
>
> --
> Shane
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