Written by: Aavash Dhakal - 21101, Grade XII
Posted on: 05 November, 2020
Language is the source of the communication that one's speaks to express their views or ideas on something or about somebody. It is the main historical treasure that a country can have. There are many countries in the world, so, in that way, the languages spoken in them also vary. Each language reflects its country, it is a symbol that speaks about the country's identity. Even in a country, language varies from region to region. Their accent is different. Even so, there is one main language that shows their true identity which is also called the " Mother Tongue".
If we go around the world, there are languages that we may find difficult to speak or difficult to understand. This is because we are unaware of the historical treasure of other countries. This will create a barrier to communication. Like how we find it difficult, similarly in that way they will also find our language difficult. Because there are several languages and we are aware of one or two. Language variation also causes crises or conflicts in the country or between the countries. For example, Wars are caused due to a lack of communication between the countries, so there should be only one global language. Having only one language as global is easy for everyone living in the world. If there is one language, then everyone will be learning the same, everyone can communicate without having trouble understanding. A businessman can do their business job with any country or anyone all around the world, we can easily get to know about other countries, we can travel without feeling uneasy, we can easily understand what is happening or what is the native saying. We can talk to everyone in a comfortable way. So, having a single global language will be peaceful for the world. There will be a limit in war and crime because nations can easily sit down and try to talk about their problems and can also look for a way to solve them. The cultural discrimination in a country will also settle down and therefore, there can be peace and harmony in the people living there.
According to worldwide research, the most spoken language by the native is Mandarin Chinese, and the most spoken language by both native and non-native is English. Some of the data of the languages spoken all around the world is Mandarin Chinese (1.3 B), Spanish (460 M), English (379M), Hindi (341M), Arabic (315M). Who knows the world might just end on having one of these.
The world might be benefitted by having a single language at one evident but, on the other hand, having a single language has some disadvantages. If there is just a single language then all the other languages will disappear, their origin, culture, history everything will go down. Each language shows the culture of one and that culture will be forgotten. This will also ruin tourism as well as foreign studies and hence there would be no reason for traveling for pleasure and interest. In an instant, many countries will be devastated. There might be a plus point on having a single language but the world will lose much of its identity
