Is this good to forget or not speak your mother language and switch your mother language.. i mean American people has so many languages and people's next generations won't know how to speak their mother languages.....
How is it true... I'm Punjabi guy and my first language is Punjabi and my future generations won't speak Punjabi... Is it good to forget our language?
2006-12-20 09:00:11 · 8 answers · asked by Sunny 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is always good not to lose any other language that we know.
The mother language can be forgotten if not practiced for a long time. Too bad!
But, it is also bad to impose a mother language and mother culture to our children, preventing their integration in the society where they live.
2006-12-20 09:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forgetting your language is like forgetting your identity and your roots, that is my humble opinion.
I am Greek and there are a lot of Greeks who live abroad especially in Germany U.S. and Canada and sometimes I feel sad when children of 3rd or 4th generation do not know how to speak Greek.
Every language is a treasure and it cannot be lost. Try to exercise daily your Punjabi and be proud of it.
2006-12-20 20:32:40 · answer #2 · answered by C.C. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's not good. My family originally comes from russia, but we don't speak any russian at home. It's sad because russian is my anchestor's language, and I know only a few words in it. I think if I was you, I'd talk Punjabi to my kids. They can still learn English at school. Don't let them forget your language!
2006-12-20 18:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by tine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My gosh! Of course not! Though I have not, I have seen this happening so often in North America. A lot of Chinese have come to America and Canada and the younger generation can't really speak Mandarin nor Cantonese. When I talk to them in either langauges, they can't catch what I'm trying to say. I find this quite embarrassing. I mean especially when some foriegners can speak perfect Mandarin, and our own people... Oh man, what an embarrassing topic!
2006-12-20 13:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by Mysterious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever heard of bilingual persons?
Forget to speak native language? Why?
Not thousands but millions of people speak one language at home and a different one getting out. Require an effort but it well pays back!!!
2006-12-20 09:47:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im 14 and my local language is brazilian portuguese, however i'm going to an american institution so i additionally talk english fluently nonetheless i reside in spain so i talk spanish fluently too and that i talk french as good however no longer flawlessly fluently a minimum of i used to be the one one with out predicament pronouncing french phrases that experience a legitimate very similar to "ã" :P
2016-09-03 15:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe its not good to forget ur languae cuz the more languages u know the more capable to interactive with other people from different nationallities. beteer communicatins
2006-12-20 09:25:49 · answer #7 · answered by albinsimon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you should keep it alive.
2006-12-20 10:28:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋