What do you think about language decline?

every weak or every week?

One harsh view is that languages, like life forms, adapt to the surroundings or die.

A more benign perspective is that when a language dies, the world loses an important store-house of culture

Yes, I agree mostly with the second point of view, and yes, 'something' ought to be done. For starters, I'd suggest you should learn and use Gáidhlig. Talking about loss of languages is pointless. Doing your little bit is indeed valuable.

There are world-wide organizations researching language loss. A scientific online journal is on the web at http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ldc/

In the US, at least, many schools are concerned about loss of the native language and are starting to teach the youth.

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Allan - you should do more research because people did not in fact speak English in Scotland 300 years ago. I still cannot understand true Scots speakers to this day either. Sometimes it could be close but others, and in particular the dialects, could be a different thing.

There was a lot of traders and incomers from Norway, Denmark and Netherlands to different parts of the coast, setting up their own places. A lot of the true spoken form is now unfortunately lost. Also due to the decline of fishing.

The rich elite only brought English language schools to Edinburgh since the 18th Century for those who could pay. There was also books written at that time by the same elite on the vulgar Scots tongue. The Scottish education board also later carried this out.

It's because of the heavy decline that brought you to this conclusion.

Personally, i feel we will be better off. I am from southern asia, but i feel language can serve as a barrier between people. Here in canada, sure, we're multicultural, but i see more hindi people talking with hindi people etc. instead of getting to know others. Now, i am fully aware that there are other factors such as way of life, culture, religion, etc. but i feel having 1 uniform language would be better. Why not? If everyone spoke english, one wouldnt have to worry about translations, and avoiding some people cause they have weird accents or w.e. You can get to the point, and start doing what language is for, communicating... Over the years, we have left behind systems of communication that havent been as efficient, same thing here. I know its a hard thought, having to give up a language you love and you grew up with, but i think it is defiantly something we have to embrace if we want to move forward as a society.

One way or the other, it's something that is happening to many languages, and the saddest part is that it has been done on purpose by special interests and when people wake up to the realization, it will be too late. Many will say that it's part of a normal evolution but it's also an identity that is been lost right in front of our eyes.

The decline in languages of the world are inevitable. As we become more globalized tribal and local languages diminish.

Yes, I'm Scottish too.

I think the World's Governments need to work together.

You should do more research, because people did in fact speak English in Scotland 300 years ago.

not really, it will be more useful to learn just one language as english

We need to do something about it