Ok, I buy language—I think indeed, for example in 19th century Russia learning French was a marker of “fitting in” aristocracy, although it was not required for life. But I don’t know if there is any such society anymore where some social group tends to learn some language for status reasons only.
Ok, I buy language—I think indeed, for example in 19th century Russia learning French was a marker of “fitting in” aristocracy, although it was not required for life. But I don’t know if there is any such society anymore where some social group tends to learn some language for status reasons only.