Language is the means of communication. There is no denying the fact the life would be a whole lot easier if we all spoke the same language. However, this does not mean that we should let languages die.
In the past, language barriers used to prevent people living in one part of the world from communicating with people living in another part. Now thanks to the availability of better modes of transport people are traveling to other countries and continents. This has also led to the massive adoption of languages spoken in the developed world. English is a good example. People coming from developing countries are trying hard to learn English because it opens many doors. This is definitely a positive development.
On the flip side, the world wide adoption of a couple of languages that have a large number of speakers has led to the death of several less popular languages. These are mainly the languages spoken in the developing world. Some of them don’t have a large number of speakers. Others do have enough speakers, but learning or speaking them do not improve a person’s career prospects and hence they do not enjoy acceptance even in their countries.
For example, most parents in India now send their children to English medium schools because English enhances their employability. Unfortunately, this is leading to the death of several local languages. When a language dies, the culture associated with it is also dying. This may have far reaching consequences. When communities adopt foreign languages and allow their mother tongues to die, they are actually allowing their culture and legacy to die. In the process, they will also lose their identity.
To conclude, the death of local languages is an alarming development. There is no harm in adopting a popular language like English. It will make communication easier and improve our lives. However, we should still keep our mother tongues alive by using them within our country and community.
Language
is the means of communication. There is no denying the fact the life would be a
whole lot
easier if we all spoke the same
language
.
However
, this does not mean that we should
let
languages
die
.
In the past,
language
barriers
used
to
prevent
people
living in one part of the
world
from communicating with
people
living in another part.
Now
thanks to the availability of better modes of transport
people
are traveling to other countries and continents. This has
also
led to the massive adoption of
languages
spoken in the developed
world
. English is a
good
example.
People
coming from
developing countries
are trying
hard
to learn English
because
it opens
many
doors. This is definitely a
positive
development.
On the flip side, the
world wide
adoption of a couple of
languages
that have
a large number of
speakers has led to the death of several less popular
languages
. These are
mainly
the
languages
spoken in the developing
world
.
Some
of them don’t have
a large number of
speakers. Others do have
enough
speakers,
but
learning or speaking them do not
improve
a person’s career prospects and
hence
they do not enjoy acceptance even in their countries.
For example
, most parents in India
now
send
their children to English medium schools
because
English enhances their employability. Unfortunately, this is leading to the death of several local
languages
. When a
language
dies
, the culture associated with it is
also
dying. This may have
far reaching
consequences. When communities adopt foreign
languages
and
allow
their mother tongues to
die
, they are actually allowing their culture and legacy to
die
. In the process, they will
also
lose their identity.
To conclude
, the death of local
languages
is an alarming development. There is no harm in adopting a popular
language
like English. It will
make
communication easier and
improve
our
lives
.
However
, we should
still
keep
our mother tongues alive by using them within our country and community.
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21Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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