proz.com に関するフォーラム » Translation news »
World's most endangered languages

This discussion belongs to Translation news » "World's most endangered languages".
You can see the translation news page and participate in this discussion from there.

Andriy Yasharov
Andriy Yasharov  Identity Verified
ウクライナ
Local time: 13:37
2008に入会
英語 から ロシア語
+ ...
Natural process Jun 8, 2011

It's all natural. Like all living things languages have their life span. I have an interesting question to ask, how many new languages have appeared lately?
 
Ivan Rocha, CT
Ivan Rocha, CT
カナダ
英語 から ポルトガル語
+ ...
Agree with Andrey Jun 8, 2011

The world loses nothing with the passing of such languages. Only culture in the anthropologic sense was produced within their realms. It's not like civilization is losing French, English, German, Portuguese or Russian.
 
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Hege Jakobsen Lepri  Identity Verified
ノルウェー
Local time: 12:37
2002に入会
英語 から ノルウェー語
+ ...
I beg to (strongly) disagree Jun 9, 2011

An illuminating point in support of the thesis that this IS a problem from an article in The Economist from way back in 2004.

http://www.economist.com/node/3518542

"Good riddance, say some. Throughout human history, languages have been born, evolved and died; why not let nature take its course? If speakers of minority languages really wanted to hang on to them, they would make ... See more
An illuminating point in support of the thesis that this IS a problem from an article in The Economist from way back in 2004.

http://www.economist.com/node/3518542

"Good riddance, say some. Throughout human history, languages have been born, evolved and died; why not let nature take its course? If speakers of minority languages really wanted to hang on to them, they would make strenuous efforts to keep them alive. If they do not, it means they no longer have a use for them. Trying to save moribund languages is pointless.

Misguided cultural Darwinism, cry the linguists. Endangered languages were perfectly suited to their speakers' way of life until their habitat changed through the intervention of other humans. There is a close parallel with man's encroachment on the natural environment, but the environmentalists have made faster progress. Greenery has become mainstream, and preserving some rare butterfly, wildflower or ecosystem is considered a worthy goal. In the same way, languages should be preserved to safeguard diversity, say these linguists: a widespread loss of languages is the equivalent of an ecological disaster. " ▲ Collapse
 


To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator:

このフォーラムのモデレーター
Jared Tabor[Call to this topic]

You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request »

World's most endangered languages







Protemos translation business management system
Create your account in minutes, and start working! 3-month trial for agencies, and free for freelancers!

The system lets you keep client/vendor database, with contacts and rates, manage projects and assign jobs to vendors, issue invoices, track payments, store and manage project files, generate business reports on turnover profit per client/manager etc.

More info »
CafeTran Espresso
You've never met a CAT tool this clever!

Translate faster & easier, using a sophisticated CAT tool built by a translator / developer. Accept jobs from clients who use Trados, MemoQ, Wordfast & major CAT tools. Download and start using CafeTran Espresso -- for free

Buy now! »