Re: What if.....?

Seán O'Leathlóbhair wrote:
>
> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> > martinphipps2@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >
> > > Neil Greenough wrote:
> > > > OK, here's a fictional scenario, but I think it would be interesting to see
> > > > your opinions and this may cause a good debate here.
> > > >
> > > > "The European Union has ammended the new proposed constitution. This new
> > > > proposal outlines that, from 2008, all member states will teach a new
> > > > language, called "Europish" in schools. This language will become a new
> > > > official language of Europe and by 2050, it is hoped that this language will
> > > > be spoken just as much as the second language of the country, such as French
> > > > in France. All member states will sign up to this as it is compulsory."
> > > >
> > > > Opinions please......
> > >
> > > First a request for clarification: does this scenario assume that a new
> > > language called "Europish" will be developed by 2008 or is this a
> > > science fiction world in which a language known as Europish already
> > > exists? We can treat these two scenarios separately.
> > >
> > > 1) The idea of creating a language for the sake of national identity
> > > has already been tried in the Philippines but for most non-Tagalog
> > > speakers "Filipino" is no different than Tagalog. Most non-Tagalog
> > > speakers understand Tagalog anyway because that is what they hear on TV
> > > and in movies. Similarly, most Europeans might suspect that "Europish"
> > > was no different than English but with a few words taken from languages
> > > all over Europe. Europeans wanting to establish a European identity
> > > might be satisfied with learning British English, a language which is
> > > still understood by Americans.
> >
> > He didn't say one word about the nature of "Europish." Why do you assume
> > it would be English-like?
> > --
> > Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
>
> Are there any other plausible candidates? (This is a serious not a
> sarcastic question.)

My guess was that some stupid conlang or other was intended.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
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