Learning Journal #7

[Thomas Dennis]

It is sad and shocking to hear that a language dies every day, because once a language dies it is very hard for it to recover. Since language and culture go hand in hand, losing a language also means that a a big part of the culture is lost as well, thus making the world a less diverse place. Language reveals a lot about the people who speak it, so those who speak languages that are no longer spoken must feel as if they lose a part of themselves. I can't sympathize with this feeling because English and Spanish are both very widely spoken, but it is still sad to hear nonetheless.