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    Quote Originally Posted by Azelor View Post

    3- Trading language: do we want that sort of thing?
    Pidgin languages on Earth (like f.ex. Russenorsk and Creole) were born out of necessity and used extensively for trade purposes when different languages collided.
    To avoid having trade languages I see only the following possibilities:
    1) All languages are of same origin, still remain structurally similar (languages are said to be young) to each other and thus easier to learn. Pidgins would not be needed.
    2) A superior or pervasively dominant culture has the capability to force it's language to all nations and actively dismisses other languages. Pidgins would never have the chance to born.
    3) Trade is geographically severely limited and land-based only. Merchants don't trade with people that speak differently.
    4) Trade is a very young concept. Pidgins take a long time to form into actual languages.
    5) Trade doesn't generate wealth for some reason. If there's not much to be gained from trading, pidgin languages don't form into languages because merchants are a rarity.

    None of the above options feel right for the setting. So I'd say trade languages are needed.
    Last edited by 12rounds; 11-21-2014 at 08:51 AM.

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