What If Everyone Spoke The Same Language?

It is the language that we are able to communicate our feelings & thoughts so easily. Language is by far the most important element of any culture and civilization that exist on this planet. But what would be the world if everyone spoke the same language? What if there is one world one language?

As of today, there are over 7000 languages are spoken worldwide, but only around 30 of them are well recognized and account for more than half of the world’s population, in which English has a more global influence than any other. But despite, it cannot be considered a global language.

Let us suppose, what if the world had only one language to communicate? Wouldn’t it be better for all of us? or, is it even possible to have a global language? What would be the scenario then?

A World That Speaks The Same Language

According to my opinion, there are a variety of reasons for how it would be better. If you look at the positive side, you find-

• We can travel to any part of the World with confidence and without obstacles as there is no language barrier.
• We all have the same sort of music and understanding lyrics of Despacito, Lemalem, Alors on Danse & Gagnam style is just a cup of tea.
• Telecommunications of all sorts would be easier. You can easily communicate with fourth-world communities, which aren’t a normal part of society.
• Leaders of various governments would have a meeting without the fear of being misunderstood.
• All the novels and literature need not be translated and can be read in the original. As translation can never do justice to the spirit and elegance of the original.
• Although interpreters and translators lost their jobs but we would save billions on translation costs.
• Writers all around the world would be get a way higher number of views and authors can be sold their books anywhere they want.
• Language barriers would not be used as an excuse for misunderstandings.

And there is one thing I can say that It’ll be much easier for us to write here without letting people misunderstand them. Because it happens a lot when English is not your first language.

Sometimes people misunderstood what we are trying to say, just because of language barriers and cultural differences. There is a direct correlation that exists here between Blog writers and communications.

Writers written work may not be coming out exactly as they mean, and English as the first language speaker may be taking it the wrong way.

Just for an example, calling someone ‘Dear’ might be a nice gesture from you but it might be extremely condescending in other parts of the world if you don’t know each other.

Calling women ‘divas’ might be normal in your society but it is also often used as an insult in various regions of the world.

It may look normal to you but have a huge impact on how someone is taking your words because the language barriers exist between you and them.

So, imagine if everyone spoke the same language (except accents) wouldn’t it be blessings for all of us?

CONS:-

Well, it has its pros that’ll bring a completely different picture of the world. But there would be some serious concerns also like:-

• With one world one language, the difference between cultures would start to diminish too.
• The joy of learning a new language and other cultures would be ceased forever.
• If everyone spoke the same language there would be no privacy.
• Talking in the native language in other countries is a matter of pride, that’ll be lost.

So, with global language, our World would become a boring place to live.

Many believe that perhaps English can be the global language of communication as it has more influence. But the truth is, no one wants to ever give up their Mother tongue or native language as it’s a part of their culture.

Let’s take my country, I’m from India, previously colonized by the British Empire. Therefore, despite Sanskrit as our deeply rooted language, English has more influence on our society. And, this is also because of the fact that the spread of the English language occurred parallel to the spread of the British Empire.

Many erroneously believe that Sanskrit is a dead language, but the fact is that it is very much alive.

And ironically, the British now have many universities which teach Sanskrit to every child for the first five years, Even Germany also has a number of colleges and universities teaching Sanskrit in Europe.

The ancient Indian scriptures are a window to the National soul of India, and most of the scriptures are in Sanskrit. Sanskrit can be called the ‘Grand Mother tongue’ of every Indian and European.

In a country as diverse as India where there are 22 official languages, and English is among them. There is a huge linguistic ocean of 122 to 300 major languages and to around 1600 lesser know-ones. After every 15-20 Km language and accent change in my country.

As Kailash Kher said, “For us Indians, I don’t think English can ever exclude that magic of emotions which our Mother tongue can”. Therefore, people would never want to leave their native language as it connects them to their roots.

Surprisingly, most of the language we spoke today was somewhere interdependent on each other in the past. You can easily find similarities among some oldest languages like Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic, etc. Some words we spoke in our language have had origin on some others.

But, Despite this deep linguistic ocean around the world, expert agrees that there are fewer languages around today than yesterday.

The United Nation observed:-

“When language fade, so does the world’s richest tapestry of cultural diversity”

When a language dies, a whole culture dies. Losing a language is like losing an identity.

According to UNESCO, 230 languages already went extinct from 1950 to 2010. And as of now 1/3 rd of all the languages spoken today have less than 1000 speakers. And with the death of its last speaker, the language also dies.

Learning a language is not only learning the alphabets and meanings, and arrangement of words, but it also learning of the society and its cultural customs.

Other languages like English provides you wing to fly but your native language are the roots that are indispensable.

So, what do you think of the world where everyone spoke the same language? Let us know down below.

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