It is argued that the annual extinction of many languages is not a problem because having just a few languages leads to a more convenient life. It is disagreed that the convenience of using just a few key languages makes the dying out of less spoken dialects acceptable. This essay will first discuss the importance of language to culture and secondly the fact that learning a few common languages is unrealistic, followed by a reasoned conclusion.
A language is not just a group of spoken words, but the key to someone’s culture. Dialect has evolved over thousands of years to reflect what it means to be from a particular place. For example, the Irish jargon has one of the widest vocabularies in the world and reflects their tradition of storytelling. Despite this, English has become the first language of the Irish, as many feel it makes it easier to communicate with the world.
By speaking just a couple of languages, such as English and Chinese, you alienate billions of people throughout the world. English may be common, but it is not the ‘lingua Franca’ many people think it is and it would take generations for everyone to learn it. Countries like Korea and Vietnam have been trying to adopt English as a second language for a long time, but most of their people still can’t fully grasp it. However, English has been the dialect of business for a long time and it should be encouraged to help a country become more economically competitive.
To conclude, commonly spoken languages may make life more straightforward, but this should not be at the expense of less prevalent languages, in order to avoid the erosion of culture and the alienation of many countries.
It
is argued
that the annual extinction of
many
languages
is not a problem
because
having
just
a few
languages
leads to a more convenient life. It
is disagreed
that the convenience of using
just
a few key
languages
makes
the dying out of less spoken dialects acceptable. This essay will
first
discuss the importance of
language
to culture and
secondly
the fact that learning a few common
languages
is unrealistic, followed by a reasoned conclusion.
A
language
is not
just
a group of spoken words,
but
the key to someone’s culture. Dialect has evolved over thousands of years to reflect what it means to be from a particular place.
For example
, the Irish jargon has one of the widest vocabularies in the world and reflects their tradition of storytelling. Despite this, English has become the
first
language
of the Irish, as
many feel
it
makes
it easier to communicate with the world.
By speaking
just
a couple of
languages
, such as English and Chinese, you alienate billions of
people
throughout the world. English may be common,
but
it is not the ‘
lingua
Franca
’
many
people
think
it is and it would take generations for everyone to learn it.
 
; Countries like Korea and Vietnam have been trying to adopt English as a second
language
for a long time,
but
most of their
people
still
can’t
fully
grasp it.
However
, English has been the dialect of business for a long time and it should
be encouraged
to
help
a country become more
economically
competitive.
To conclude
,
commonly
spoken
languages
may
make
life more straightforward,
but
this should not be at the expense of less prevalent
languages
, in order to avoid the erosion of culture and the alienation of
many
countries.