Why didn't Arabic split into many different languages like Latin did?

Answer: Why didn't Arabic split into many different languages like Latin did.​.​.​ Fifik's Digest Top Stories For You Why didn't Arabic split into many different languages like Latin did? Adam Reisman, B.A. in Linguistics, University of Southern California Updated Oct 25 Why didn't Arabic split into many different languages like Latin did? It sort of did. Arabic is a dialect continuum, and some of the dialects are not mutually intelligible w... Read More » Why are Chinese Indonesians today still reluctant reverting to their original sounding surnames while Indian Indonesians and Arab Indonesians are all freely using their own surnames? Koko Nusantara (印尼哥哥), Jakarta-bred Cantonesian Written Dec 28 This question is actually asking two things; Why don't Chinese Indonesians revert to using Chinese names? Why didn't Indian Indonesians and Arab Indonesians ever need to chan... Read More » My English isn't bad, but sometimes I find myself trying to find the right word to express some ideas in English. Does this mean I am not fluent in English? What can I do to overcome it? Julian Northbrook, PhD and founder of DoingEnglish-com since 2007 Written Oct 21 All it means is you don't understand what "fluency" in a language is. You don't get fluent in "English". You get fluent in topics. Also, fluency isn't a single thing, and it ... Read More » What does Vietnamese sound like to you (I'm a native speaker)? Phet Phengphong, former Technology Specialist Updated Aug 8, 2020 I am Lao. After the Protectorate of Indochina collapsed lots of Vietanamese emigrated, mostly from the North, and sought for the refuge in Laos. From that time till this da... Read More » Could a coronavirus pandemic be stopped? Ridzwan Abdul Rahman, Self employed (2000-present) Written Feb 10 Perhaps one of the best approaches would be what Vietnam did. Vietnam has a population of about 100 million people, but up till now, they only have about 2,100 infections. E... Read More » Why don't Chinese people like to speak English? Dylan Cameron(杜 東宸), lives in China (1998-present) Written Jan 30, 2019 Before answering the question, I would like to ask you: is it amazing that most Chinese people cannot speak fluent English? Or let's put it this way: why should Chinese peo... Read More » Why does my dog get excited when I scratch her lower back, just above her tail? Angela Mongiello, former Office Manager and Veterinary Assistant at Island Rescue (2005-2019) Written Aug 19, 2020 There's a fun reason and a not so fun reason that are the two most likely candidates here. One is that it's because it's that spot that's really hard to reach… they can't s... Read More » How long could the coronavirus pandemic last? Harry Kriewaldt, Historian in training (PhD candidate), inveterate traveller Written Mar 30, 2020 The last pandemic, swine flu, was officially declared as one in January 2009, and officially declared over in August 2010. So that's 20 months in total, give or take. Before... Read More » I don't understand why "why not buy a new one?" is correct since "buy" is a verb, can I say something like "why not see, not talk, not go" as well? Frank Dauenhauer, former Technical Writer & Editor of Company Publications at Eastman Kodak Produc... Updated Dec 31 I don't understand why "why not buy a new one?" is correct since "buy" is a verb, can I say something like "why not see, not talk, not go" as well? Yes, you can do as you su... Read More » Why do the Vietnamese have lighter skin than Thailand when they are both from Yunnan, China? Phan Nhật Tuyên, former Software Engineer Updated Dec 12 Actually, Vietnam did not get lot of immigrants from Yunnan. The people on Yunnan only moved to work in Vietnam to build railroad when French conquered VietNam. They got the... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/