Aug 13 2011: ...For example if you learn Japanese language you just don't learn another tool to speak to the Japanese people you get insight to the thinking way by Japanese. The same applies to all languages. For example, there might be a term which might not be able to be translated to that new language. That means people will have to sacrifice that culture. Culture takes times to develop. It won't definitely be good if world speaks one language as it won't be good to have human as the only species on Earth. So, how can there be anything as better understanding if all people are homogeneous will similar thoughts as shaped by the one world language.
On the other hand, it would mean death blow for all human cultures and civilizations even for the one who language gets adopted because it will become a pasta or stew of randomness to the point that makes it of none but still civilization and people whose language couldn't be the one will be cheated and diminished. I think there should be a competing languages unlike even today.
Some time constructed languages are suggested as alternative for Universal language which means none's language and culture. But there inherited problem with these constructed language, they are all syllabic like English, by default Latin scripts and all. So, even if there can be made a universally accepted one language at some people will feel dissatisfied. So, homogeneity is always a no-no. Therefore, diversity is always the best choice that nature has chosen. But this seems to be challenged by some humans who feel that there be global oneness for everything. We should work from now to save diversity and learn to respect each other than merely tolerate them.
Aug 13 2011: It generally seems due to rapid glottalization we are heading towards a world with one language but I don't think this happening in near future. First, there much diversity than you can imagine and people even be it one loves individuality. But before we get to the global language which all existing human will speak, we have to talk about the language of Science.
Today, English is the de-facto language among scientist so as to the point that no one will be called scientist if he doesn't know English. Why because today Science is many study and evaluate the existing corpus and only do experiment type. So the existing corpus is dominantly in this Indo-European language. This has been the advantage as well as a nuisance.
So, a possible "destiny" might be that we might be heading one world where being "educated" means knowing that specific one language which is what is happening these days. As it is happening in developing countries like India, that one language- English in our Earth has been the equivalent of the prosperity. That might be the reason people will abandon their individuality. Therefore, I think we are heading to a world where one language will exist and other will be only for expressing feelings about virtually non-existent number of peoples and all other things will happen in that one language. But there is also a plausible way that might happen, that is the popular media like TV and Internet will completely over-swamped and speakers of minority language might just trade off death of their language or so called "modernity."
On it's influence international cooperation: I think this will bring a negative influence on the international cooperation because people who language was once not English might feel that they have paid a large price for globalization. As languages shapes human thoughts, we might be turning ourself to a fleshy robots will all commons ideas and all. The language is not just a tool for communication but it is the mold of an culture.
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On the other hand, it would mean death blow for all human cultures and civilizations even for the one who language gets adopted because it will become a pasta or stew of randomness to the point that makes it of none but still civilization and people whose language couldn't be the one will be cheated and diminished. I think there should be a competing languages unlike even today.
Some time constructed languages are suggested as alternative for Universal language which means none's language and culture. But there inherited problem with these constructed language, they are all syllabic like English, by default Latin scripts and all. So, even if there can be made a universally accepted one language at some people will feel dissatisfied. So, homogeneity is always a no-no. Therefore, diversity is always the best choice that nature has chosen. But this seems to be challenged by some humans who feel that there be global oneness for everything. We should work from now to save diversity and learn to respect each other than merely tolerate them.
A comment on Conversation: Is our destiny to be one world with one language?
Today, English is the de-facto language among scientist so as to the point that no one will be called scientist if he doesn't know English. Why because today Science is many study and evaluate the existing corpus and only do experiment type. So the existing corpus is dominantly in this Indo-European language. This has been the advantage as well as a nuisance.
So, a possible "destiny" might be that we might be heading one world where being "educated" means knowing that specific one language which is what is happening these days. As it is happening in developing countries like India, that one language- English in our Earth has been the equivalent of the prosperity. That might be the reason people will abandon their individuality. Therefore, I think we are heading to a world where one language will exist and other will be only for expressing feelings about virtually non-existent number of peoples and all other things will happen in that one language. But there is also a plausible way that might happen, that is the popular media like TV and Internet will completely over-swamped and speakers of minority language might just trade off death of their language or so called "modernity."
On it's influence international cooperation: I think this will bring a negative influence on the international cooperation because people who language was once not English might feel that they have paid a large price for globalization. As languages shapes human thoughts, we might be turning ourself to a fleshy robots will all commons ideas and all. The language is not just a tool for communication but it is the mold of an culture.