Few languages are increasingly spoken in different countries, while the usage of others is rapidly declining. Is this a positive or a negative development?
The recent 50 years have witnessed the increasing prevalence of many languages across the globe. At the same time, others are on the brink of extinction. This essay will scrutinize closely both sides of this trend before reaching a conclusion.
To begin with, people in favour of the remarkable development of global languages claim that this tendency indeed brings about a great deal of benefits. This emerging trend actually stems from globalization as an inevitable result and greatly facilitates worldwide trade. For example, a firm based in Vietnam can easily do business with overseas partner...
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