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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 ![]() |
Draco Foundation to fund ‘First Language’ Program
By MARVIN TWIDDY, AZT Business Writer Sat Feb 2, 1:18 AM ET BERNE, Switzerland – The Draco Foundation has officially announced its funding the ‘First Language’ Program, paying in an undisclosed amount of money in order to find the ‘mother tongue’. Public commentary by the program’s current director, Dr. Wilhem Striek emphasize the primary goal of this program currently is to determine the ‘language of magic’. “Mythology is very clear, the first language is more than just a method of communication. It is a tool with which one can craft the very world around you. Reading through these stories, they level of detail they give about the nature of magic at the time is incredible, and all signs point to this first language being a major key piece of that power.� Draco representative, Ms. Helen Tourney commented, “while it is quite possible this has ramifications in thaumatological studies, our primary interest is in advancing knowledge of the human psyche and culture. We feel that this program has a lot to offer the fields of psychology, anthropology and humanity as a whole.� ADVERTISEMENT Drs. Margaret Striek and Lucien Page both described the process by which they hope to discover the First Language. “At several points during the 20th century studies were undertaken to discover the relations between languages. By taking apparently related languages, they compared individual words across each studied language. Using statistics, they could then determine what the most likely root of the word was. This is the original word which each of the children word then descended from. So for instance, if we take the Niger word for ‘two’, ‘bala’, we notice the Amerindian word for ‘two’ is ‘p’al’, and can then determine they came from a common ancestor, likely ‘buala’. The early 21st century disrupted the studies, but we hope to take up the torch where they left off.� The program is trying to recreate the vocabulary and grammar of the Proto-World Language (PWL) – the language that predated known history. Dr. Striek added, “this is a tremendous field of study. We believe the language is approximately 75,000 years old. We know almost nothing about human culture back then, so few artifacts survive. But language is an artifact, and in a way, it has survived.� The suspected time frame of the rise of the PWL corresponds with a major rise of magic according to some scientists. While the idea of the Proto-World Language is not new, tying it into thaumatological studies is. The field of magic did not exist as a recognized part of science when the PWL was initially developed. Increased understanding of language, mythology and magic has suggested these links. However, not everyone is convinced. UMT representative Dr. Howard Linke commented, “there is nothing to indicate language has any impact on magic or magical operations. UMT theory clearly shows intent, not language is important. We have mute casters. How does their theory explain that?� _____ Comments: TheSly says – They act like this is revolutionary. McKinney made this exact theory back in 2038, but he didn’t get any funding. Dee did it back in the 16th century. nezumi says – I don’t get it. Is “Al-akazam� any more powerful because cavemen said it? Scribe says – As usual, the news media got it wrong, or at least missed the point. Words are power, they’ve always been power. As the bible says, “in the beginning there was the word�. It’s the same sort of thing where-ever you look. Language came from the gods, from the birds, from nature, anywhere but from people, and when it came, it brought power with it. Some people even go so far as to theorize it is this magic language, not language in particular, which led to the rise of man. And just as almost every culture has a story as to where language originally came from, almost as many have a story about how that magical language was lost. A tower of Babel, if you will. The Jews insist Hebrew is the Adamic language, but even Hebrew has changed over thousands of years. There’s a reason Hebrew scholars still have a job. According to the holy Koran, King Solomon knew this language and used it to command djinn to build the first temple. Everyone has heard about ‘true names’, yet even though fiction is replete with them, we seem unable to figure any out for ourselves. God spoke the language, and Adam may have as well, but they lost the ability, either when they ate of the tree or where forced out of the garden. Even ‘Al-akazam’ is evidence of this (although they word you are looking for is ‘Al-kazaam’), however the particular roots, original word and meaning has been lost, leaving that turn-of-phrase solely as a hinting euphemism. If these people are correct, the Proto-World Language may open up a completely new field of magic, the likes of which have never been seen before. I’d say keep an eye on this, but I am fairly sure Draco will keep it close to their collective chest. Flyonthewall – This drek is already on the streets, chummer. I didn’t know nothing about this until I got paid for it, but I did some reading since. They already got a couple language families mostly down, Boroean and Nostratic are the big ones. That covers basically every language you care about. Now they’re working on something called the Dene-Caucasian languages. That covers the Basques in Spain, the Tibetan language, the Navajo and a bunch of other languages you only find in drekholes, plus ancient Sumerian. Word is, prices on smuggled goods for this stuff is through the roof. Written stuff and even better, native speakers. And they don’t mind giving gear to a few anti-government groups to get it. Always a buyer for something, right? Thaden – anyone notice Dr. McKinney’s obituary come up in the paper six months ago? Funny coincidences in the shadows… |
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