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I Speak Another Language

I have just read that every two weeks a language dies out. I think it is a great lost when it happens. Language are one of the main expression ways of a culture, when a language dies out the world becomes more homogeneous.
I hope the day never comes when a single language is spoken in the world, whichever this language isn

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Mugin16 · 46-50, M

I have read that from about 6,000 languages in the world at the start of this century about half will have gone exstinct by 2100.

twistermind · 51-55, F

So, there will be only 3000 and the quantity will go on decreasing. Globalization is unstoptable, I'm afraid.

When I approach to a new language, one thing that gets my attention is the differences in capturing the reality. For example, while in Spanish the Moon is femenine, in Arabic is masculine.

Mugin16 · 46-50, M

@twistermind: I disagree. Globalisation is not unstoppable. Actually the internet will do a lot to stop its advance and roll it back.

Language going exstinct is a natural process. Tens of thousands of languages have come and gone again over the last 50,000 years.

twistermind · 51-55, F

@Mugin16: Hope you're right.