Thursday, July 5, 2012

Speech

There is an on-going philosophical debate on whether we define our world through language, or that our language is made according to the world around us. Whatever the case, language is a vital and essential tool when studying and understanding human behavior for any culture. The question is how will language be understood on a global level. Will we need a universal language to help sustain a global culture. Will the native languages, including English, become secondary speech patterns for the sake of one universal speech pattern? Language connects us to each other as well as to our surroundings, so it seems as if a new, or perhaps old language (ex. Latin) will be necessary to create a worldwide human tribe. Latin is possibility. Even sign language or Morse Code can be used. But speech patterns like English, Spanish, Italian, French, etc. may have to step back to be replaced by something new.

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