Learning Journal 7 105

[Oliver Cho]

When a language is lost, many things disappear with it. For example, a culture can be lost as a language can often be the vehicle which culture is brought. Since a culture is rather, broad one can narrow down the culture with which language is brought down to things, such as songs, traditions, stories, and possibly even religion. If the language is isolated and has not been spread there is no way for these things to survive unless they are in physical form. This is why the creation of a dictionary, or something that can physically preserve a language is important for language preservation. Another thing that can be lost with a language is people. It is often the case that when a language is lost, it means that all those who speak the language have passed away.