It is true that the number of the languages around the world is diminishing every year. Although, the growing popularity of English and the ease of life associated with it, makes the people think that the extinction of some smaller languages is not something to worry about, I strongly disagree with this point of view. In my opinion, the humanity faces two main negative aspects of this development, such as the cultural and the practical ones.
Firstly, there is a cultural aspect bound to the obliteration of the languages in danger, because each language is associated with a part of human culture and which presents a huge humanitarian tragedy. Moreover, every language carries own cultural code, which encrypts both a psychology and a philosophy of a nation's spirit as well as its history. For example, through the languages one can study not only the culture of a particular ethnicity, but also its economic and social achievements. As a result, when a language dies somewhere on the planet we loose a part of the human nature everywhere.
On the other hand, one cannot underestimate the practical side stemming from the usage of the single international language everywhere, such as the international trade, the economic relations, the tourism and the medicine. However, there are practical values stemming from the use of the rare languages. For instance, the US army had widely used some of the dying Indian languages to secure information processing between the army's units. Therefore, there is some practical value in keeping the disappearing languages alive.
In conclusion, even though the growing usage of English as the world's lingua Franca has many positive effects on the people's life, it is very important to preserve the smaller languages. The extinction of some minor languages worsens the world civilization and deprives it from many practical benefits.
It is true that the number of the
languages
around the world is diminishing every year. Although, the growing popularity of English and the
ease
of life associated with it,
makes
the
people
think
that the extinction of
some
smaller
languages
is not something to worry about, I
strongly
disagree with this point of view. In my opinion, the humanity faces two main
negative
aspects of this development, such as the cultural and the
practical
ones.
Firstly
, there is a cultural aspect bound to the obliteration of the
languages
in
danger
,
because
each
language
is associated
with a part of human culture and which presents a huge humanitarian tragedy.
Moreover
, every
language
carries
own
cultural code, which encrypts both a psychology and a philosophy of a nation's spirit
as well
as its history.
For example
, through the
languages
one can study not
only
the culture of a particular ethnicity,
but
also
its economic and social achievements.
As a result
, when a
language
dies
somewhere on the planet we loose a part of the human nature everywhere.
On the other hand
, one cannot underestimate the
practical
side stemming from the usage of the single international
language
everywhere, such as the international trade, the economic relations, the tourism and the medicine.
However
, there are
practical
values stemming from the
use
of the rare
languages
.
For instance
, the US army had
widely
used
some of the
dying Indian
languages
to secure information processing between the army's units.
Therefore
, there is
some
practical
value in keeping the disappearing
languages
alive.
In conclusion
,
even though
the growing usage of English as the world's
lingua
Franca
has
many
positive
effects on the
people
's life, it is
very
important
to preserve the smaller
languages
. The extinction of
some
minor
languages
worsens the world civilization and
deprives it from
many
practical
benefits.