I love foreign languages... if everybody spoke the same language it would not be interesting at all... no excitement of learning and exercising our brains... or developing a talent. at least in this life :-p redundancy for translators and interpreters...
advantage: of course, more harmony and undestanding....
2006-11-28 23:42:50
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answered by Sailormoon 3
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I agree completely with apc_nuke, but I have one additional piece of information. Many people have struggled with this question over the years, and several came to the same logical conclusion, if everyone would keep their native language, but learn a second language, a common, easy-to-learn universal language, it would be the best of both worlds. This is not a new idea, the American indians had the same idea, they used a common sign language for trade and meetings. American Sign language is based on this aboriginal sign language.
In the last half of the 19th century several people started out to invent the universal second language in Europe. Unfortunately they did it separately, and different "universal" languages emerged.
A Catholic priest in Germany created one, Volapük, a combination of mostly Germanic languages. You can read more about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volap%C3%BCk .
An Italian mathematician create a language he named Interlingua, it was a simplified Latin. You can read more about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latino_sine_Flexione . The sad news is that in the mid 20th century another language was also created and named Interlingua which tended to confuse the issue.
And a Polish oculist (eye doctor) created a language which is a combination of most of the languages of Europe, called Esperanto. If you're interested, you can read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto . Of all the proposed "International" languages, Esperanto has the largest number of speakers, and the largest library of literature, and music.
A second language that everyone speaks, but is politically, ideologically and religiously neutral is a great idea. You could have the advantages of everyone speaking the same language, without the disadvantages. Too bad it didn't catch on.
2006-11-29 01:35:08
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answered by rbwtexan 6
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advantage:
easier comunication,
less misunderstanding,
less racial/discrimination abuse...
disadvantage:
less cultural diversity...
i "think" there is a connection between the language spoken and the civilization advancement. eg: imagine what would happen if from the beginning the people living in australia speak chinese and the people living in japan speak english?
2006-11-28 23:31:13
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answered by apc_nuke 4
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I'm sorry to say this; but it's not possible!! too much cultures =lot of codes and sounds, it's too complicated ;-)
2006-11-28 23:33:06
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answered by Marafrica 3
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