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Many languages around the world
die every year, often replaced with more widely spoken dialects. Opinions as to
whether this is a positive or negative trend are mixed. On one hand, people
feel sharing a common language may help to encourage economical development in
the world. However on the other hand, many feel the losing of languages is a
negative trend that makes it increasingly difficult to trace humanity’s
heritage. Both of these accounts will be examined before a conclusion is
reached.
As many attest, the global adoption of a
single language can do a lot in promoting economical development. For example,
all export companies in China hire English speaking people to help them
communicate with foreign buyers. The growth in trade that comes as a result of
this effort to speak the world’s language does a lot to create jobs and
industries around the world. Thus it can be understood why many people support
this point of view.
However, other people would argue that the
rapid reduction of the world’s languages is making it increasingly hard to
trace where and how people evolved. For example, during colonial times many
lesser spoken African languages were replaced with English, French and Dutch.
This phenomenon has understandably caused major problems for modern day
historians, as these old and forgotten languages render many of the recovered
historical records and artifacts indecipherable.
After analyzing both sides of this argument,
it is felt that more good comes from the global adoption of a single language
than the preservation and practice of older languages. Thus, it is hope the
world continues to move towards a single, standardized linguistic system.
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