Book 12. (7 results) Beasts of Gor (Context Quote)
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180
On the other hand, Gorean, in its varieties, serves as the lingua franca of civilized Gor.
9
181
There are few Goreans who cannot speak it, though with some it is almost a second language.
9
182
Gorean tends to be rendered more uniform through the minglings and transactions of the great fairs.
9
183
Too, at certain of these fairs, the caste of scribes, accepted as the arbiters of such matters, stipulate that certain pronunciations and grammatical formations, and such, are to be preferred over others.
9
184
The Fairs, in their diverse ways, tend to standardize the language, which might otherwise disintegrate into regional variations which, over centuries, might become mutually unintelligible linguistic modalities, in effect and practice, unfortunately, separate languages.
9
185
The Fairs, and, I think, the will of Priest-Kings, prevents this.
9
186
"No," said the red hunter.
On the other hand, Gorean, in its varieties, serves as the lingua franca of civilized Gor.
There are few Goreans who cannot speak it, though with some it is almost a second language.
Gorean tends to be rendered more uniform through the minglings and transactions of the great fairs.
Too, at certain of these fairs, the caste of scribes, accepted as the arbiters of such matters, stipulate that certain pronunciations and grammatical formations, and such, are to be preferred over others.
The Fairs, in their diverse ways, tend to standardize the language, which might otherwise disintegrate into regional variations which, over centuries, might become mutually unintelligible linguistic modalities, in effect and practice, unfortunately, separate languages.
The Fairs, and, I think, the will of Priest-Kings, prevents this.
"No," said the red hunter.
- (Beasts of Gor, Chapter )