Excerpt

The writing of their proposal caused quite a stir...:

"Have you ever been in a room with a bunch of well-meaning but experientially challenged PC folk when they're working themselves up into a mega-tizzy of self-righteous indignation over some supposed injustice? If not, lucky you."
Bastard Tongues by Derek Bickerton

Not a fan of the title just because it's not a pretty word but, the information inside the book (thus far) is very interesting.

What would you find if you simulated an environment in which people of different languages were put together for over a year on a deserted island? What would their language look like? What does that show us about the languages in existence today?

I'll give you an update when I finish reading through this very interesting linguistics study.