Do you believe in language barrier?

Question

Or do you think that we can get along with anyone (even if we don't know his/her language) if we really want to communicate?

Answer 1

No.
For example Tarzan and Jane :)))

Answer 2

Being able to speak the mother tongue of the other person is a great help in communication. However, positive communication requires good listening skills as well. You need to listen with an open mind, with a good intent to understand the other. Your mind must not be preoccupied with trying to find a response. Good communication also means speaking with an open mind and heart, expressing your thoughts and feelings. Not blaming the other.
Therefor, you can say that language could be a barrier, or a bridge.
On the other hand, I also think if two people truly want to communicate, they can still do so despite the language barrier. However, their communication cannot go deep. They can only become 'friends', but cannot talk about their concerns, worries, hopes etc.
I have done that numerous times, communication with kids that did not speak Turkish or English. We managed to become friends.

Answer 3

Cultural differences usually resolve when the dominant culture eradicates or marginalizes the weaker culture so that there is no more conflict. Same with language barriers - one language eventually dominates - which is necessary for communication. Logic is the study of reason, there can't be much debate about that. Things that are reasonable are considered to be things that are very likely given all known evidence. This is where the conflict occurs. Atheists typically think for something to be reasonable it must be observable, testable, whatever. Theists want to believe that even some unreasonable things are real - so they have faith. Does that make something reasonable? Theists and atheists will answer that question very differently.

Answer 4

Let me tell you a story. When I was around 4 or 5 years old, I had a friend in Turkey that I just adored. We always had fun playing at the beach, playing on the playground, walking around, etc. You would think that we would understand each other...not really. Back when I was that age, I only knew about 30 simple Turkish words, and that was it. My friend, she only knew, "hello" and "bye."
I don't think there is such a thing as a language barrier. If there was one, I wouldn't have been able to communicate in others ways with my friend. Ways such as hand motions and speaking very broken English/Turkish. This at least my experience, and my opinion.

Answer 5

Well after a long time in the States I am in a brand new country Romania to stay for a year bare minimum and guess what i am doing? I communicate with them so very well but wanna add that Thank God most of them do speak English and the others who cant, i start speaking body language, and it is most of the time alrite, so do the math....

Answer 6

I think you can communicate surface things: how are you feeling? I want to buy that? where is your child? etc. But the real issues of the heart, true communication, will have to be spoken in a language both people know well. This includes knowing the unique idioms and slangs. Ex: If I tell you my heart was ripped out when my dog "up and died", you would need to know what I meant.

Answer 7

I believe yes it is. Of course you can communicate with someone even if you can't speak a common language. You can tell things with signs using gestures etc.

But when it comes to some certain points.Speaking the same language isn't enough either.My mother tongue is Turkish and i can never say somethings i want to in English like i do in my language. I can't give the feeling completely. And sometimes it is all about giving that feeling.

Answer 8

If you really want to communicate, you will. There's nothing to stop a man's willpower.
The only question is the quality of this communication. When we share a common language, all the fine nuances are there, and we know exactly (as precisely as language can convey the meaning) what we mean. When Tarzan&Jane exhausted all the non-verbal approaches, what did they do? He set out to learn the language of his fathers, incidentally Jane's language, too.
Or as Nelson Mandela said (I'm paraphrasing it): "If you talk to a man in the language he understands because he learned it, it goes to his head. But if you talk to him in his mother tongue, it goes to his heart."

Answer 9

Yes, if you dont speak the language, it is very hard to communicate. You can communicate just a little but not much.

Answer 10

There is a barrier, but it can be overcome. Some things are universal: Laughter, Love, Pain, Compassion, Empathy. Somethings require greater detail - We can not guarantee Justice without good communication, for example.. Even love requires that the communication grow - not just in frequency but in depth. Even the deaf and mute develop signals and signs to better express themselves. Without communication love can not grow...................

Answer 11

Yes, it is possible. Often because of impatience or mistrust we will use language barriers to our advantage. Usually gestures, and pointing to things are enough to get an idea, or writing the name of an area can get the idea across. While the communication may not be very deep, it is possible to communicate basic things.