On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Greg Schwartz wrote:
#There is another force that may prevent alteration of the language in the
#Empire.. the Orb itself. It seems to behave (among other things) as a
#magical recording device. If it keeps a consistant historical record with
#audio for the Emperor, his influence on the court could work to prevent
#major language alterations.
Despite some popular stories ("urban legends"), court imitation is not a
significant force in language change, and I doubt that it would be one
in language conservatism either.
-- Dr. Whom, Consulting Linguist, Grammarian, Orthoepist, and
Philological Busybody
a.k.a. Mark A. Mandel