The development of tourism has contributed to English becoming the most prominent language in the world. Some people think this will lead to English becoming the only language to be spoken globally. What are the advantages and disadvantages to having one language in the world?
Due to the increment of leisure travelling in recent years,
English
has become the most used language
worldwide. It is thought that the outcome of this
event will result in having only one language
for the whole world. Even though the idea of a unique language
may lure everyone into communion, it has some drawbacks to be considered to maintain cultures and diversification.
The disadvantages of having a unique language
spoken globally will lead to the rupture of cultures, and even worse, limitation of development due to some psychology theories. Many, if not all civilizations are deeply bound to their dialect, having words for food, clothes, customs dances and many traditions only expressed in their own jargon. Although
English
is a bast language
, it cannot express completely every detail from recent and antique civilizations. In addition
, there is a psychology theory, in concrete the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, that states how a language
changes the way you think and make decisions. That is
due to the words being interpreted differently in all languages and it is similar to time tenses. A prime example is Japanese, where words are genderless and they possess only two time tenses: past and present. Therefore
, people thinking in Japanese will take their actions and decisions only in the present and rarely fall into procrastination.
On the other hand
, the idea of sharing just one language
promotes significant benefits, such
as an increment in touristry opportunities and a reduction of conflicts due to language
barriers. Just as mentioned earlier, if English
becomes the only language
every person should have their mind aligned to the same cognitive process leading to a better understanding and instant assimilation, and it is now perceived as the main advantage. Also
, it increases the opportunities to do more travelling whilst it reduces the fear of the unknown that experience a myriad of people when visiting different countries. This
situation is clearly visible in statistics, where English
speaking people travel without limits, Spanish speakers tend to visit countries from the Hispanic sector only.
In conclusion, whilst having a global language
may seem like an improvement to unite humanity, a lot of diversity and cultures will get destroyed in the process. It is advised to have in mind that the drawbacks are greater than the benefits of having just one language
in the whole world.Submitted by ivan.go on
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