# Paradox of the evolutionary metaphor in language death

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The piece argues that evolutionary metaphors for language preservation overstate the universal value of every linguistic and cultural feature.

Blog post · Hermeneutic Heretic · 24 August 2007

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 24 August 2007
- Published in: Hermeneutic Heretic
- Language: English

Topics: language-death, culture, metaphor, language.

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