Urgent need to preserve languages

[Jagruti Sidhant Mahajan]

Keeping pace in this faced-tracked world doesn't mean we should forget our grassroots. Language is a medium to analyse the image of society through the view point of the masses. Indigenous languages are already on the verge of extinction and also other main languages in the next 50 years. Hence, it is vital to take measures regarding preserving languages because we all are dependent on them and it is necessary for linguistic communication.

Denying diversity of languages and removing their identity will kill the country. We are truly linguistic democracy and to keep our democracy alive, we have to keep our languages alive.

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

As the country is moving towards modernization, there is indeed an urgent need to preserve languages. The young generation is preferring English over other languages and are taught to speak in English even before their own mother tongues.

 

[poornima lagadapati]

Keeping pace in this faced-tracked world doesn't mean we should forget our grassroots. Language is a medium to analyse the image of society through the view point of the masses. Indigenous languages are already on the verge of extinction and also other main languages in the next 50 years. Hence, it is vital to take measures regarding preserving languages because we all are dependent on them and it is necessary for linguistic communication.

Denying diversity of languages and removing their identity will kill the country. We are truly linguistic democracy and to keep our democracy alive, we have to keep our languages alive.

Most languages, though, die out gradually as successive generations of speakers become bilingual and then begin to lose proficiency in their traditional languages. This often happens when speakers seek to learn a more-prestigious language in order to gain social and economic advantages or to avoid discrimination. The gradual disappearance of Coptic as a spoken language in Egypt following the rise of Arabic in the 7th century is one example of this type of transition. Modernity and globalization have strengthened these forces, and peoples around the world now face unprecedented pressure to adopt the common languages used in government, commerce, technology, entertainment, and diplomacy

 

[poornima lagadapati]

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Keeping pace in this faced-tracked world doesn't mean we should forget our grassroots. Language is a medium to analyse the image of society through the view point of the masses. Indigenous languages are already on the verge of extinction and also other main languages in the next 50 years. Hence, it is vital to take measures regarding preserving languages because we all are dependent on them and it is necessary for linguistic communication.

Denying diversity of languages and removing their identity will kill the country. We are truly linguistic democracy and to keep our democracy alive, we have to keep our languages alive.

Here are some tips:
1. Mother tongue should be included in academics
2. Creating recorded and printed sessions.
3. Using digital and social media outlets
4. Insisting people to speak in native language