From: John
Message: 44
Date: 2002-12-10
> Of interest. Thus, are all the Indo-European languages ofWhat a flood of questions. I don't know about PIE or !Kung Gerry,
> an "upper class"? About hunger gatherer societies, when the early
> ones were "discovered" such as the !Kung San (DeVore & Lee) they
> supposedly depicted a "different lifestyle" -- are they (Dobe Kung)
> still considered primitive? What about the different "clans" of
> Australian Aborigines or the primitive groups from Papua New
> Guinea? Have they modified their language to become more western?
> Considering the other end of the spectrum, does a refined language
> style always reflect an "upper social class"? And what about
> dress? Do "upper class" people dress in a similar fashion (shirt,
> tie and sports jacket) vs. a pair of jeans and cowboy boots? Class
> certainly is a silly construct, isn't it? Yet as our world
> readjusts itself, people will live in certain places and dress
> according to the lifestyle they prefer. Those who like "wide open
> spaces" will wear a cowboy hat to keep a blazing sun off the face
> while those in colder climes need a jacket to fend off the cold.
> Climate controls not only lifeways but thinking patterns as well.
> And with the discovery of the FOXP2 Gene, environment can also have
> a direct effect on the organism.