every year several languages die out.somepeople think that is not important because life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world. to what extent do you agree or disagree whith this notion?
We are presently living in the twenty-first century which is acknowledged as an era of advancement. During the process of progress, human beings are often observed eliminating multiple features from their life which includes
languages
also
. A group of people
opine that the presence of multiple languages
is creating hindrances, hence
obsoleting a few of them will make life easier. I contradict this
view.
First of all the way of erasing languages
will have a vastly negative effect on communication with the community that still adores it, particularly with people
of old age. This
may often restrict the knowledge that they intend to impart to the following generations. Moreover
, people
belonging to the less fortunate strata of society who do not have an access to institutions teaching foreign languages
may slowly find themselves less relevant to society. For example
, in my native village located in the state of West Bengal
many tribal groups have their own language which is not scripted yet. I had once heard one of the senior Add a comma
,Bengal
people
of that tribe mention in a community meeting that his grandchildren are refusing to learn their language as it is of no use outside their village. He showed his fear that this
language may become extinct after a couple of more decades. He was concerned that this
may result in people
born half a century later being total strangers to their way of expression.
Another reason why we should adhere to these languages
is that their absence may make us incapable to understand the cultures of these civilisations. For ,example archaeologists have discovered engravings on the walls of buildings in excavated sites of the Indus Valley civilisation. However
, they are unable to gather any information as no one is present who can understand these languages
. Inventions and discoveries made by them are lost due to
the absence of linguistic experts.
To conclude
, I believe the preservation of languages
is paramount and Governments should make efforts to ensure that these languages
are scripted along with
translations. Passing down history to future generations is as important as teaching them how to use a computer.Submitted by anupriyahalder on
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