Language! The dominant kind of communication everyone use constantly. I myself want to learn a handful of languages for various reasons, mostly to my future's convenience such as career. I hope to become proficient or fluent in French, Japanese, Russian, and maybe German. Reason why I'd want to learn French, Russian, and maybe German is for career purposes. As for Japanese, it's also for possible career choices and to be able to communicate with Ricky in a different language hahaha. I guess it's kind of silly for me to want to learn a handful of languages, but it's what I want to do. I'm also not even sure if I'll be able to do it P: Anyways, I for SURE know that I will not be able to become a polyglot har har harrrrrr. So anyways..
Our world is moving rapidly in terms of technology and business. Learning another language can be beneficial for you in the future (bilinguals overpopulate monolinguals). With that, there are multiple careers with "dominant" languages. It's hard for me to explain.. but certain countries or people concentrate on certain subjects more than others. For example:
In science, the top most important languages would be English, German, Russian, and Spanish. I would have to argue against Spanish, actually. I believe French would be more appropriate, but what do I know.
Besides the fact that languages are used for basic communication it can also have emotional values. By experience, I, for sure know that I'm greatly overjoyed when I'm able to talk to someone in French, Korean, or maybe a little Japanese. Aside from happy thought, language can just be terror to some. Like back then how one country would invade or conquer another and force upon their tongue and culture (sound any familiar?).
Well, I'm not a linguist so I can't really lecture about the origin of languages and what not.. But this is just kind of my brief view on them.. Yeah. LEARN A LANGUAGE!
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I loaned a book to Irene about a small tribe in the Amazon jungle with a language unlike any other in the world. It's wild, wild stuff and really points up the way the languages we speak shape how we THINK. (Which is just one of the reasons why learning other languages is an excellent pastime. Because you learn how to think in other way(s).) The book is called _Don't Sleep, There are Snakes._ Ask her about it...
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