2006-11-29 06:05:48 · 9 answers · asked by davida 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
How about:
Every time a language dies -- humanity gets closer and closer to the ultimate goal of universal language.
Imagine how awesome it would be if EVERYONE spoke the same language!
No more wasting efforts on translation, no more misunderstanding. no more strife between groups that cannot communicate, every idea will be accessible to everyone.
Is not that goal wort a sacrifice of the variety of current languages?
2006-11-29 07:53:17 · answer #1 · answered by hq3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the overpopulation problem that comes with 6.5 billion people in the world (and the fact that humans tend to concentrate themselves into large groups rather than equal spreading over the Earth), a little less survivability in some raises the survivability in others. While this probably sounds callous, it might actually be a good thing to bleed off some of these numbers before food becomes scarce for everyone.
2006-11-29 06:14:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see any connection between languages and the survival of the human species. Surely there are other ways of surviving that don't entail using a language!
If all languages 'died', would the human species go extinct? Think it through! Is language a necessity for survival or is it just like any other aesthetic element of the human species (like art, literature and music) that don't have consequences for the survival of the species?
2006-11-29 06:30:24 · answer #3 · answered by Duik, OMI. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would phrase it more along the lines of every time a language dies, the world becomes more global and less local. It is a pity when a language and its corresponding people become history.
2006-11-29 06:17:32 · answer #4 · answered by Susan G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. If a language dies, then obviously there is another, more popular language that has replaced it.
2006-11-29 06:08:22 · answer #5 · answered by Ambassador Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
~~~davida ,,,,, Hardly. More languages have died than currently exist. This is the natural evolution of etymology and linquistics which directly correlates to the evolution of mankinds collective conciousness and intellect.
2006-11-29 06:11:16 · answer #6 · answered by Sensei TeAloha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe languages die, they evolve.
See latin root in most languages spoken internationally today.
That in itself is survival. Stagnation and inability to change and grow is one short cut to extinction.
2006-11-29 06:54:46 · answer #7 · answered by Oh, I see 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that is what you want to believe...
2006-11-29 06:56:24 · answer #8 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why
2006-11-29 06:12:55 · answer #9 · answered by Nora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋