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Reference: Tari, V. (2011, May 26). When a language dies, its culture dies. Retrieved 26 May 29, 2011 from kalkion.com
http://kalkion.com/blog/1183/when-language-dies-its-culture-dies
Reference: Tari, V. (2011, May 26). When a language dies, its culture dies. Retrieved 26 May 29, 2011 from kalkion.com
http://kalkion.com/blog/1183/when-language-dies-its-culture-dies
Summary
According to this article, there are many languages around the world. One among these languages die every 2 weeks. According to that, its culture, which had been built for a long time, dies. In fact, languages reflect their cultures. In some languages they have an exact word for gender, pretty similar colors and grammar. The precision of language reflects people's concerns and their way of thinking. It also depicts their behavior and reactions. That’s why people and cultures are different. If people stop using their language, their culture dies. So, in order to save cultures, people must save their language.
Reaction
It is amazing to read such an article. Scientists unveil why cultures are not same and why people from different cultures have different attitudes. I understand now why people with different backgrounds and cultures misunderstand each other in some situations. It is because the of language. It affects people's way of thinking. Our driver from India never understand the word "yesterday" because they do not have it in their language. Also to compare between our culture and the USA culture, we can see a clear difference. In our culture, when we invite someone, we never care about the exact time but about the gender, unlike the Americans, who care about minutes but never care about the gender. Moreover, learning another language affects your expectations and acceptance. We also may understand their behavior. So the language plays an important role in the culture. I strongly believe that whenever the language dies, its culture dies
According to this article, there are many languages around the world. One among these languages die every 2 weeks. According to that, its culture, which had been built for a long time, dies. In fact, languages reflect their cultures. In some languages they have an exact word for gender, pretty similar colors and grammar. The precision of language reflects people's concerns and their way of thinking. It also depicts their behavior and reactions. That’s why people and cultures are different. If people stop using their language, their culture dies. So, in order to save cultures, people must save their language.
Reaction
It is amazing to read such an article. Scientists unveil why cultures are not same and why people from different cultures have different attitudes. I understand now why people with different backgrounds and cultures misunderstand each other in some situations. It is because the of language. It affects people's way of thinking. Our driver from India never understand the word "yesterday" because they do not have it in their language. Also to compare between our culture and the USA culture, we can see a clear difference. In our culture, when we invite someone, we never care about the exact time but about the gender, unlike the Americans, who care about minutes but never care about the gender. Moreover, learning another language affects your expectations and acceptance. We also may understand their behavior. So the language plays an important role in the culture. I strongly believe that whenever the language dies, its culture dies
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