It is true to say that nowadays, some less-spoken languages in particular parts of the world are facing their extinctions. However, a number of people believe that this trend has no significant impacts on people’s daily life and even makes it more comfortable. I partially agree to this statement, though there are some drawbacks as will be discussed as follows.
Undoubtedly, if there were only several dominant languages existing that are used and spoken by a majority of people in the world, there would be some real benefits arising along the way. Firstly, people would no longer have to struggle with learning languages. Since there are now hundreds of distinct languages with a variety of grammatical systems, pronunciations and so on, it is virtually impossible to master every single of them. Therefore, for example, if it would be only Latin-rooted languages left, learners would find it easier to become multilingual thanks to their similarities. Secondly, the language barrier might be greatly reduced and communicative impediments among people from different parts of the world would be alleviated. For instance, holiday makers, when visiting other countries, would be able to speak with the locals at ease because they would probably share a same language at the time.
On the other hand, this trend can bring about a detrimental effect on cultural diversity and the economy of a nation. As each language represents for a unique culture, a loss in several languages would probably put an end to the long-established lifestyles of people who speak those languages. In addition, these unique features make a nation worth being visited. To be more exact, if some English non-speaking African countries suddenly ceased speaking their first languages and started using English instead, their lifestyles would change dramatically and likely turn into those similar to the American people. If this happened, visitor would no longer want to travel to these nations because of the lack of cultural distinctions. Hence, the tourism industry would be negatively affected, making the overall economy of these nations exacerbated.
To conclude, it is controversial whether the disappearance of languages is totally beneficial. This trend has both positive and negative sides, which are not mutually exclusive.
It is true to say that nowadays,
some
less-spoken
languages
in particular
parts of the world are facing their extinctions.
However
, a number of
people
believe that this trend has no significant impacts on
people’s
daily life and even
makes
it more comfortable. I
partially
agree
to this statement, though there are
some
drawbacks as will
be discussed
as follows.
Undoubtedly
, if there were
only
several dominant
languages
existing that are
used
and spoken by a majority of
people
in the world, there would be
some
real benefits arising along the way.
Firstly
,
people
would no longer
have to
struggle with learning
languages
. Since there are
now
hundreds of distinct
languages
with a variety of grammatical systems, pronunciations and
so
on, it is
virtually
impossible to master every single of them.
Therefore
,
for example
, if it would be
only
Latin-rooted
languages
left
, learners would find it easier to become multilingual thanks to their similarities.
Secondly
, the
language
barrier might be
greatly
reduced
and communicative impediments among
people
from
different
parts of the world would
be alleviated
.
For instance
, holiday makers, when visiting other countries, would be able to speak with the locals at
ease
because
they would
probably
share a same
language
at the time.
On the other hand
, this trend can bring about a detrimental effect on cultural diversity and the economy of a
nation
. As each
language
represents for a unique culture, a loss in several
languages
would
probably
put an
end
to the long-established lifestyles of
people
who speak those
languages
.
In addition
, these unique features
make
a
nation
worth
being visited
. To be more exact, if
some
English non-speaking African countries
suddenly
ceased speaking their
first
languages
and
started
using English
instead
, their lifestyles would
change
dramatically
and likely turn into those similar to the American
people
. If this happened, visitor would no longer want to travel to these
nations
because
of the lack of cultural distinctions.
Hence
, the tourism industry would be
negatively
affected
, making the
overall
economy of these
nations
exacerbated.
To conclude
, it is controversial whether the disappearance of
languages
is
totally
beneficial. This trend has both
positive
and
negative
sides, which are not
mutually
exclusive.