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Prior to the 20th century, many languages with small numbers of speakers survived for centuries. The increasingly interconnected
Prior to the 20th century, many languages with small numbers of speakers survived for centuries. The increasingly interconnected
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2009-01-14
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Prior to the 20th century, many languages with small numbers of speakers survived for centuries. The increasingly interconnected modern world makes it much more difficult for small language communities to live in relative isolation, a key factor in language maintenance and preservation.
It remains to be seen whether the world can maintain its linguistic and cultural diversity in the centuries ahead. Many powerful forces appear to work against it: population growth, which pushes migrant populations into the world’s last isolated locations; mass tourism; global telecommunications and mass media; and the spread of gigantic global corporations. All of these forces appear to signify a future in which the language of advertising, popular culture, and consumer products become similar. Already English and a few other major tongues have emerged as global languages of commerce and communication. For many of the world’s peoples, learning one of these languages is viewed as the key to education, economic opportunity, and a better way of life.
Only about 3000 languages now in use are expected to survive the coming century. Are most of the rest doomed in the century after that?
Whether most of these languages survive will probably depend on how strongly cultural groups wish to keep their identity alive through a native language. To do so will require an emphasis on bilingualism (mastery of two languages). Bilingual speakers could use their own language in smaller spheres—at home, among friends, in community settings—and a global language at work, in dealings with government, and in commercial spheres. In this way, many small languages could sustain their cultural and linguistic integrity alongside global languages, rather than yield to the homogenizing (同化的) forces of globalization.
Ironically, the trend of technological innovation that has threatened minority languages could also help save them. For example, some experts predict that computer software translation tools will one day permit minority language speakers to browse the Internet using their native tongues. Linguists are currently using computer-aided learning tools to teach a variety of threatened languages.
For many endangered languages, the line between revival and death is extremely thin. Language is remarkably resilient (有活力的), however. It is not just a tool for communicating, but also a powerful way of separating different groups, or of demonstrating group identity. Many indigenous (原生的,土著的) communities have shown that it is possible to live in the modern world while reclaiming their unique identities through language.
In the author’s view, many endangered languages are
选项
A、remarkably well-kept in this modern world
B、exceptionally powerful tools of communication
C、quite possible to be revived instead of dying out
D、a unique way of bringing different groups together
答案
C
解析
本题为细节题,答案是C:很可能得到复兴而不是灭绝。参见文章第6段,其大意是:对于许多濒临灭绝的语言,在复兴和灭亡之间的界限极为细小。然而,语言是有活力的,它不但是交流的工具,而且是分开不同的群体或显示不同群体身份的有力方法。许多原生的群落的情况已表明,通过语言他们既可以生活在现代,又能维持其独特的身份,这是完全可能的。由此可见,按作者的看法,很多濒危的语言很可能得到复兴而不是灭绝,故正确答案为C。
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