DO WE NEED A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE?
The world is a Tower of Babel with almost 2000 languages. India has 200 alone. These languages were formed by geographic divisions that have been overcome by modern communication & transportation.
The history of conquest & colonialism have caused resentment between the speakers of many languages. We have attempts at a universal language, such as Esperanto, but that is little known & Eurocentric, which can cause resistance in some parts of the world.
Linguists can invent languages, such as they did for the Klingons on Startrek. These languages can be simple to learn, without complex verb tenses & having to figure out what is male & female.
People all over the world can learn The Universal Language , in addition to their Legacy Language. Having a Universal Language will greatly facilitate communication & avoid mistranslation. It may put a lot of translators, interpreters, & language schools out of work, conserving resources. It will keep people from wasting time studying languages, so they can learn something more important.
Do you think this is a good idea?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Its a good idea but we actually have one. It’s called English. A Polish girlfriend told me that she could understand her multi-national business colleagues better than me because they all learned English in the same form.
Perhaps we should go back to learning how to speak properly!
Geoffrey51
Level 8
Oct 3, 2019
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English is fairly common in business circles around the world, but outside of business, it is not too widely used. I think we need a truly Universal Language
@Remiforce It shows that English is the most commonly adapted language. The idioms and syntax are already embedded. It would seem counterproductive to develop a new language rather than a fully formed and evolving language. The architecture is already in place to teach it.
Spanish is the easiest language and 3rd most spoken language in the world.
English is second most spoken language, yet most spoken internationally and language of business, not easy to learn.
Chinese forget it.
Castlepaloma
Level 8
Oct 3, 2019
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Yes, & what type of Chinese, Mandarin, or Cantonese, & many regional dialects. Forget India, 200 distinct languages, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil & on & on
Mandarin is the most spoken language by population in the world, mainly in Asia and Chinese community throughout the world.
I was on a bus in Malaysia, white man pulled out a Chinese dictionary weight 40 pound. Behind us 2 Chinese were discussing where we came from. One guy said they must be from another town, the other guy said no no no they must be from another province.
We already have one - all international pilots must speak English.
gater
Level 7
Oct 3, 2019
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Esperanto? Been around for 50ish years........
AnneWimsey
Level 9
Oct 3, 2019
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Esperanto was a good attempt, but it is largely Eurocentric, based to a large extent on English, Spanish, & French. It is relatively easy to learn, but may be resented in some parts of the world because of the European history of colonialism
@Remiforce "mzy b.v be resented".....but wasn't the OP about universality?
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