ISSUE13 小语种保护问题 写了狂久~

happymichelleUID: 154082

13"Many of the world's lesser-known languages are being lost as fewer and fewer people speak them. The governments of countries in which these languages are spoken should act to prevent such languages from becoming extinct."

Syllabus:
1语言，作为交流的工具，其本身无论存在还是消失都是合理的，语言失去了使用者就等于失去了存在的意义
2 但是，我们在丢了语言的同时还不可避免的丢了一种文化，因为语言也是文化传承的工具
3 因此，语言要受到保护，由谁来完成呢？民众不可能， 企业也不可能， 只有整个民族的最高领导有可能预测到失去语言的危机，和保护语言的意义

With the process of globalization, we should admit many of the world's lesser-known languages are on the verge of extinction.  Considering this question, should government act to prevent such languages from becoming extinct, I agree in so far as a country’s language should not be forgot and thrown away, in that languages and culture are inevitably related. Therefore, language, as a way to record culture and tradition of different nations, should be saved and protected.

To begin with, it is is no doubt that many outmoded languages have already disappeared from the world in our long history.  Languages, if losing the amount of people to speak them, are doomed to be extinct for the original function of language is served as a communication tool.  In this sense, losing population means this language can not play the significant role of facilitating communication any more, thus become gradually useless and perish at last.  Just as many archaisms or old English such as "thou" is replaced by “you” due to the fact that no person now still use them,  languages, abandoned by people, will eventually disappear from the world and be substituted by more modern languages.  Therefore, it's natural that language can undoubtedly become gradually futile and abandoned at last, without people using them..

However, with the extinction of a certain language, we also lost something more important, that is a unique culture.  Since the origin, growth and distinction of each language is accompanied by the beginning, thriving, changing of a culture, each language is, therefore, a mirror of the culture of a certain geographical region.  Losing a language means that, for one thing, we may lose the way to interpret the literature written in such language and it may be hard for us to understand its culture in the future in that folk customs and native culture often have tight relationship with that nation’s language.  Another reason to prevent the extinction of a language is to preserve the distinct ideas which only that particular language could convey.  Certain Oriental languages, for instance the Sanskrit, a profound language of old Indian, contains words symbolizing spiritual and other abstract concepts that only these culture embrace.  Thus, in some cases, to lose a language would be to abandon cherished ideas and beliefs that can be expressed only through language.

Furthermore, knowing the fact that it is essential to prevent lesser-known languages from becoming extinct, who would most likely be responsible for this nation culture protection, the people, the enterprise, or the government?  The answer is the government because only government can predict the crisis of losing a language, and have the ability to prevent it from disappearing from the world.  With the intervention of the government, we can guarantee this dying language can survive, even revitalize.  For example, Maoris, an indigenous language of aboriginals in New Zealand, are spoken by so few people that this language is nearly on the brim of extinction.  Fortunately, the government realized and took practical actions: to build Maoris school and encourage people not only locals, but also many other residents to study this disappearing language.  Without the support and help from the government, it might be hard to find and understand the culture of Maoris when traveling to New Zealand.

In conclusion, it is undoubtedly a worthy task for government to preserve indigenous language.  By protecting language we could not only honor people’s heritage, enhance our understanding of history, but also preserve certain ideas that only some language property convey.  

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欢迎大家拍砖
尤其是论证角度的问题
我本来想这么写：
1语言本身如果不用可以消失
2但我们不能让文化消失
3因为语言承载文化，所以为了文化我们要保留语言
这样的话，第2段就变成狂吹文化的重要性了，严重跑题~
但是，这么改来看依然觉得政府那一段过于牵强，大家有什么好的看法，THX

九月爱上乒乓球UID: 151821

2 但是，我们在丢了语言的同时还不可避免的丢了一种文化，因为语言也是文化传承的工具

我的看法是第二点再强调以下这种unique cultrue 的重要意义,不仅论述更完整,而且似乎也真正关乎题目的涵义.

flyingwindUID: 189320

老外280里面有这1篇，写的特别好，可以看看它的观点

呵呵。其实你这篇写的挺好的，你的例子很棒！
一般写这个题目也就是这些内容了。

从你的提纲里面似乎感觉有点骑墙的感觉。
1语言无论存在还是消失都是合理的，语言失去了使用者就等于失去了存在的意义
2 但是丢了语言的同时还不可避免的丢了一种文化
3 因此，语言要受到保护，由谁来完成呢
似乎从文中1，2，推不出3来，毕竟1里面的“语言失去了使用者就等于失去了存在的意义
”也很强啊！

另外有没有考虑到这个问题：我们的资源是有限的，特别是对于发展中国家和穷国而言，饥饿，失业，犯罪，灾害等还在困扰人类。政府资助小语种作用就要值得argu了，毕竟，一旦浪费资源，耽搁了其他重要任务的落实无异于犯罪。那是不失该资助呢？民间团体，基金会啥的是不是可以贡献贡献呢？另外政府投入也关系到名众的问题，他们愿意不愿意。不过这样考虑似乎基本是反对的态度了。

coolblazeverestUID: 189260

楼主最后总结中提到的：By protecting language we could not only honor people’s heritage, enhance our understanding of history, but also preserve certain ideas that only some language property convey.

我认为才是论述的重点，至少是连接“语言也是文化传承的工具”与“整个民族的最高领导有可能预测到失去语言的危机，和保护语言的意义”的connection，otherwise，这个结论就显得很唐突了。

九月爱上乒乓球UID: 151821

楼主是明天考么? 好运气!!!!

happymichelleUID: 154082

最初由 flyingwind 发布
[B]老外280里面有这1篇，写的特别好，可以看看它的观点

呵呵。其实你这篇写的挺好的，你的例子很棒！
一般写这个题目也就是这些内容了。

从你的提纲里面似乎感觉有点骑..

以下省略...... [/B]

谢谢你的建议，我一会去拜读老外的

我觉得可能我没说清楚，其实任何东西都不止一个作用
比如语言，它第一个也是最基本的功能当然是交流的工具，所以从这个意义上讲，如果失去了使用它的人群，那么就没有存在的必要
然而，随着人类文明的进程，语言又被赋予了一些新的功能：成了文化的传承，一个民族赖以维系的标志，甚至是一种文明的象征
所以从这个层面上讲，如果失去了语言就失去了一种被赋予的文明
我像这样从分析的角度和深度看，不应该算是骑墙吧

而关于government这一点我的确觉得没有必要把它单独拿出一段来论述，我在挖掘看看还有没有别的可写
再次感谢你的建议;p

happymichelleUID: 154082

最初由 coolblazeverest 发布
[B]楼主最后总结中提到的：By protecting language we could not only honor people’s heritage, enhance our understanding of history, but also preserve certain ideas t..

以下省略...... [/B]

谢谢你的提议
我的确在写结尾的时候觉得总结的东西好像不是我写的重点
看来全文的逻辑结构还有些问题

happymichelleUID: 154082

最初由 九月爱上乒乓球 发布
[B]楼主是明天考么? 好运气!!!! [/B]

九月真是好记性阿~~~~~？？？？前天才告诉你就.....

我还有11天 赫赫~

莫名NUID: 146481

十一天？！
好运啊~~~~~

flyingwindUID: 189320

写了多长时间？
要限制时间了啊

九月爱上乒乓球UID: 151821

最初由 happymichelle 发布
[B]九月真是好记性阿~~~~~？？？？前天才告诉你就.....

我还有11天 赫赫~ [/B]

……………………


俺把11记成1了  :o

lakeqianUID: 157560

happymichelle应该考过了吧？？

happymichelleUID: 154082

最初由 lakeqian 发布
[B]happymichelle应该考过了吧？？ [/B]

上次V考的太滥，所以隔了一年又回来重考