Language is more than itself
Over the past 500 years the number of languages spoken in the world has halved ,and the number is expected to half again by the end of the current century . These figures are deeply alarming for many who fear that huge portions of human culture will soon be lost forever. Such people frequently call for more to be done t o protect languages at risk .The following will discuss this issue and give an opinion. There is something distinctly tragic about the loss of a language .When a language dies it is not just a set of words and expressions that disappears, it is thousands of years of culture . people rarely dispute the value of preserving ancient relics,old buildings and other items of cultural significance ,so it seems odd that something so brimming with culture like a language is allowed to fade away . When a particular minority group lose their language , in many ways they they also lose what it was that made them distinct in the first place ,The loss of a language is ...