Globalization and the Extinction of Small Languages Research Paper by writingsensation
Globalization and the Extinction of Small Languages
A discussion of the effects of globalization on the world's small language groups and their cultures.
# 74908
| 750 words
| 3 sources
| MLA
| 2006
| 
Published
on Nov 04, 2006
in
Anthropology
(Cultural)
, Ethnic Studies
(Modern)
, Linguistics
(General)
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This paper examines globalization as the most important reason why small languages are dying out. Some believe that small languages fade into oblivion because local communities and educators do not stress the significance of keeping these indigenous languages alive. The author argues that youth is the vehicle through which languages can be kept alive and transferred to the next generation. The author argues, however, that most young adults are not really interested in preserving local languages or culture. Due to vast exposure, they have come under the spell of stronger languages and culture which is the primary reason we fail to notice the beauty and richness of local languages.
From the Paper:
"The writer goes to explain why any language, strong or weak, big or small, minor or major is important. "It is not merely a writer's conceit to think that the human world is made of words and to remember that no two words in all the world's languages are alike. Of all the arts and sciences made by man, none equals a language, for only a language in its living entirety can describe a unique and irreplaceable world." (p. 43) He describes an experience where he realized that indigenous languages are far more colorful and expressive than the well-known widely spoken ones. Shorris comes to see why the existence of small languages is important and realizes that the extinction of these languages would be a huge loss to articulation and expression. "Cite this Research Paper:
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"Globalization and the Extinction of Small Languages" 04 November 2006.
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