War & Growth The second most common strategy for a language to take in an effort to survive and spread is through the Hunter's Strategy, which is when a language is spread on the back of military, political, and economic growth and conquest. It is when language is forced upon the conquered, and when language grows through the overtaking of other languages in a region, be this through the driving out of the original inhabitants, their servitude and subsequent adoption of their conqueror's language, or the simple eradication of the previous language's population. While it can be found all around the world, it can clearly be seen as being adopted the most by languages which started in areas with limited resources, which bred conflict. This can be seen through its prevalence in areas such as the steppes of central Asia, the Germanic and Slavic peoples of central and Eastern Europe, and even the lands of Mesopotamia, which would breed conflict as migratory peoples fought over the limited space in the region. Language is a key component to keeping control of an area, as it can either bring a group together or divide them. Although language is often an overlooked part of war and expansion, it is still crucial in examining what happened to areas after they were conquered, and examining the nature of why areas changed to be the way they are now.
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