An international language would remove one of the main differences which separates people of different nationalities and this would lead to greater international understanding and co-operation. There should be one international language which everyone agrees to learn and speak. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It has often been suggested that we should all learn to speak an international

language

, and both artificial and natural languages, including Esperanto, Latin and English, have been put forward at various times in history as candidates to fill

this

role. The arguments in favour of an international

language

are both ideological and practical.

Firstly

, it is sometimes said

that linguistic

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that, linguistic

diversity divides people and leads to conflict.

In other words

, if we removed

language

differences, we would find it easier to understand each other's point of view and,

as a result

, co-operate more easily.

Secondly

, it is argued that if everyone learned the same

language

, a great deal of time-consuming and expensive translation work would no longer be necessary, and

this

would be of great benefit to international trade.

Finally

, it is generally agreed that a common

language

would make international travel much easier for everyone.

However

, there are strong arguments against the introduction of an international

language

. To start with, it is often pointed out that while an international

language

might

initially

facilitate communication, some people believe all languages tend to divide into dialects, some of which cannot always be understood by all native speakers.

Secondly

, it is often claimed that an international

language

would eventually come to dominate over, and in some cases cause the disappearance of less widely-spoken languages.

Furthermore

, as culture and

language

are closely associated, it is generally believed that the threat to

minority languages

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the minority languages

posed by an international one would

also

mean a threat to their related cultures. The result would be a dull world, lacking in both linguistic and cultural diversity. On balance, I believe that it would be undesirable to impose an international

language

on the world. I doubt that an international

language

would bring about international peace, and the disappearance of minority languages and cultures would be a sad loss.