然而，这种分化不大可能导致作为全世界都理解的语言——英语的消失。
It is unlikely, however, that this fragmentation will lead to the disappearance of English as a language understood around the world.
因为他假设语言的进化是不平稳的，这种“颠簸”发生在语言的分叉点上——如同在生物进化上的物种分化。
That was because his hypothesis was that if linguistic evolution is jerky, the jerks will happen at the points where languages split-the equivalent of species splits in biological evolution.
杜斯玛正确地评论道：“巴别塔事件暗示着从那一天语言开始分化了。
Duursma correctly noted: ‘The Babel account suggests that several languages came into existence on that day.
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