Why is there not a universal language? What are the benefits of having different languages unique to specific areas of the world, and what are the disadvantages to this? How does the use of different languages cause us to see the world in different ways?
In no particular order, you might look into the history of Esperanto, and the writings of Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker (both are well-known linguists who have different perspectives on this issue).
ReplyDeleteOkay thank you for the advise! I will defiantly look into that.
ReplyDeleteI agree! If you stop and ponder how many people we cannot communicate with because of something like language what else are we missing?
ReplyDeleteLizzie I like that question! It gets me thinking about different cultures and how much we miss out on. If you think about it, language is like a barrier.
ReplyDeleteThis is defintely a head scratcher. It would defintely be easier to communicated on an international level if we all spoke/wrote in the same language. But then again being unique is what makes us who we are. Each culture has their own set of traditions that make them, them.
ReplyDeleteThats a great question! I took a trip to Hungary this past summer and if you have ever herd the Hungarian language you would know why this question comes up so often. With my own experiences and travels it seems that English has becom a very dominant language where ever you go, and it is those who already speak English who have it easy.
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Like A.J., I also traveled to Europe and there were so many different languages all around! Even in Spain, we had mishaps happen because some of the Spanish words used here or in Mexico are different over there. Your question brings up such a good point about the culture of our world society.
ReplyDeleteI like this question. I always wonder why there is not a universal language. But as I traveled to Spain this summer, I found that English is starting to be spoken everywhere
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