I used to read japan manga & found that some of those manga , although the characters travel all around the world still no problem to understand everyone language. eg Dragon Ball, One Piece, fist of north star, etc. Can this real world be like that someday in the future?
2006-10-21 16:09:37 · 14 answers · asked by sly r 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
I do not see it happening. For one thing, WHO would be the ones that determined WHICH language the united one would be?!? I do not see how any agreement could be made on WHO chooses, much less WHAT language is chosen...
And, the answer about the tower of Babel is right... that's what started the separation of languages in the first place (if you believe in Biblical testaments).
So, I wouldn't be the one to bring that up in any governmental, or social, society. I can see the fightng now...*lol*
2006-10-27 02:29:46 · answer #1 · answered by bundjean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, people consider language to be part of their culture and identity. Therefore some will never give up their languages. There are however benifits to having different languages. Some languages have ideas that cannot be expressed in other languages. The more languages we have the more we are able to express ourselves and come up with new concepts.
2006-10-21 23:17:09 · answer #2 · answered by Who Cares 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a professor of applied linguistics, I say that I certainly hope that it never happens.
Here's a fact that you probably aren't aware of: every year the world looses many many languages forever. Having a variety of languages my seem a nuisance, but they are important cultural treasures that once lost, are very hard to ever regain again.
All languages are not created equal. It may surprise you that there are other languages that are better than others for expressing different things: emotions, opinions, etc.
I may be a geek, but languages are a lot like ice cream; you wouldn't want to be left with only one flavor.
2006-10-21 23:18:51 · answer #3 · answered by Expat 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think that would be nice and it is on its way to happening. By 2100, 95 percent of languages in 1999 would be gone. But there would still be French, English, Spanish, German, all the biggies,etc.
2006-10-21 23:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The business world already has an international language, it is called English.
2006-10-21 23:17:44 · answer #5 · answered by Leo C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"When the understanding is reached by one mind so shall it be reach by the same mind." Words can be taken in any means by the speaker or the listener who hears them. So if we have a universal language will the problem of miscommunication be gone as well?
2006-10-21 23:44:56 · answer #6 · answered by JUSTATHOUGHT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be boring .. Don't you think.. Diffrent cultures and languages are like a spice.. Make the worl more interesting..
2006-10-21 23:18:17 · answer #7 · answered by John 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mankind is capable intellectually, but it's not likely to happen because of cultural pride, a good thing!
2006-10-21 23:13:40 · answer #8 · answered by standman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Tower of Babel never caught on. Pretty sure it won't now.
2006-10-22 23:17:08 · answer #9 · answered by Griff 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the whole of the world already speaks one if not two languages...
they are universal and need no translation.
MUSIC and MATH
2006-10-22 01:18:30 · answer #10 · answered by kaka 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋