Does written language change language more than oral tradition?
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I am not going to produce an exact answer to this question. Two examples I want to include here which may be relevant to the context.
- Brajabuli. It is an artificial language not used for everyday conversion. This language has enriched Bengali literature. So a language which is not orally spoken can exists several centuries and develop another language.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brajabuli
- Santali. This is a language "belonging to the Austroasiatic family and having a tradition traceable from pre-Aryan days" in India. But its alphabets was created in 1925. So without a writing system a language can exists and grow several thousands of years.
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