I though the point would be that right now English and other “western” languages are not very fit for purse of the EA community in terms of conveying the certainty of our statements -it can be done but it sounds artificial and, therefore, it is now quite tiring to always point to how sure you are about what you say. So we may learn something.
Ah, and I’ve read that these people put a lot of importance on giving true statements. So I guess this is one reason why this feature evolved (although it might be the other way around, as it is easy to be accurate, they give more importance to it).
I though the point would be that right now English and other “western” languages are not very fit for purse of the EA community in terms of conveying the certainty of our statements -it can be done but it sounds artificial and, therefore, it is now quite tiring to always point to how sure you are about what you say. So we may learn something.
But you know much more about this than me! :-)
Probably not by much! :) I’m certainly not an expert in linguistics, and I would not consider myself a talented amateur here either.
Ah, and I’ve read that these people put a lot of importance on giving true statements. So I guess this is one reason why this feature evolved (although it might be the other way around, as it is easy to be accurate, they give more importance to it).
All else equal, this does seem like a very useful trait to emulate.