The omnipresence of some languages around the globe has resulted in an anticipation that one specific language will be worldwide spoken by all people in the future. While this trend offers some undeniable benefits, I believe that it is a negative development.
On the one hand, it is true that an universal dialect may help remove language barriers, allowing people from different parts of the world to convey their thoughts and ideas more effectively. Using the same language would, as a result, facilitate many fields including international business transactors, cross-border cooperation and tourism. The emergence of English as the predominant communicative language has testified for this advantage. Furthermore, without linguistic barriers, any country could freely communicate and cooperate with others, forming a global village with a myriad of unprecedented opportunities.
On the other hand, I am of the belief that those aforementioned advantages are negligible when compared with the potential consequence. As people around the world speak merely one language, this would lead to the disappearance of many other languages which are integral to national identities of any country. For example, some ethnics’ cultures in Taiwan would be on the edge of extinction, if minor languages of these tribes are replaced by one global dialect, which poses a dire threat to Taiwan’s cultural diversity.
In conclusion, it seems that people can reap a great number of benefits regarding communication thanks to the use of an universal dialect. I firmly hold the view that the drawbacks should not be overlooked and concrete actions should be taken to retain the linguistic diversity in the world.
The omnipresence of
some
languages
around the globe has resulted in an anticipation that one specific
language
will be worldwide spoken by all
people
in the future. While this trend offers
some
undeniable benefits, I believe that it is a
negative
development.
On the one hand, it is true that
an
universal dialect may
help
remove
language
barriers, allowing
people
from
different
parts of the world to convey their thoughts and
ideas
more
effectively
. Using the same
language
would,
as a result
, facilitate
many
fields including international business transactors, cross-border cooperation and tourism. The emergence of English as the predominant communicative
language
has testified for this advantage.
Furthermore
, without linguistic barriers, any country could
freely
communicate and cooperate with others, forming a global village with a myriad of unprecedented opportunities.
On the other hand
, I am of the belief that those aforementioned advantages are negligible when compared with the potential consequence. As
people
around the world speak
merely
one
language
, this would lead to the disappearance of
many
other
languages
which are integral to national identities of any country.
For example
,
some
ethnics’ cultures in Taiwan would be on the edge of extinction, if minor
languages
of these tribes
are replaced
by one global dialect, which poses a dire threat to Taiwan’s cultural diversity.
In conclusion
, it seems that
people
can reap a great number of benefits regarding communication thanks to the
use
of
an
universal dialect. I
firmly
hold the view that the drawbacks should not
be overlooked
and concrete actions should
be taken
to retain the linguistic diversity in the world.