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Every year several languages die out. Some people think that this is not important because life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

The world, with more extensive globalization, tends to be dominated by a handful of languages and witnesses the extinction of several languages annually. Some take this of no significance and as an easing factor to the international community.

Life will certainly be easier with fewer languages. It would cause less conflicts, and misunderstanding when people try to convey messages without the language barriers in their way. Especially under the circumstances of gauges used in documents and negotiations smooth the communication and bring cooperation. Access to more knowledge and information will be given to larger population if they speak the mainstream languages, since most of researchers and reports carried out so far have been written in such languages. By adopting languages spoken by majority, minority ethnic people will embrace more promising in realizing their full potential and more competitive in job market.

However, it is not encouraged for those people to discard their native tongues. Their languages, as vehicles of their culture, bear the tradition and values that cannot be replaced or replicated. By preserving the minority languages, the cultural diversity will be enhanced, the sense of belonging strengthened, and historical heritage secured. It might not prove easier for the commercial world, yet definitely worthy for humanity.

Business community would be better off if most speak the dominant languages, though more importance should be attached to the endangered languages. Government should offer both dominant language courses to minority ethnic groups so that they can become parts of a wider world while preserving their cultural integrity.