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Thread ID: 9837 | Posts: 4 | Started: 2003-09-17
2003-09-17 06:44 | User Profile
Many people know that protecting the diversity of living beings is a great factor in protecting the balance of our environment; but few people are aware that the diversity of languages is of the same importance as the diversity of living beings, because each language represents a national culture. As a language is a carrier of culture, its disappearance means the disappearance of a national culture and tradition. The disappearance of a language is of the same importance as the disappearance of a species of living beings. In any geographical region where there are many different living beings,there are many different languages.
Today, the whole world is being gravely affected by economic globalization. English, a national language which has only 380 million native speakers, is wrongly learned and used in many countries as a dominating language, supported by the economic and technological advantages of the USA, the UK and other countries. The wide use of English inhibits the development of other national languages and is now causing the failure and disappearance of the languages of small and weak nations.
In conditions of economic globalization exchanges between nations have become increasingly common. Surely there is a need for an international language that is learned easily and does not harm any country. This language should not be a national one. Why?
Firstly, because using a national language as an international one brings advantages for the nation concerned but disadvantages for others.
Secondly, because national languages are formed over a long period and include many irregular and illogical features. They are difficult to learn. For example, the pronunciation and spelling of many English words are not the same; there are a lot of irregular verbs and idioms which must be memorized one by one.
So, although many people learn English, only a few people know it well because of the difficulty of learning it; but what language should be an international one?
An international language should be:
Neutral, belonging to every nation and easy for every nation to learn. Perfectly logical, with accurate construction, without exception, unifying oral and written language, spelling and pronunciation. Have the capacity of expressing subtle differences of meaning, and be translatable into any national language.
For solving the problem of an international language many variants of planned languages have been created, among which Esperanto, published by a Polish oculist, Zamenhof, in 1887, has the most influence and value; but a modern view is that Esperanto has two obvious shortcomings:
One is that there are 6 letters with diacritical marks, which cannot be typed on a computer easily.
Another is that about 70% of Esperanto root-words came from Latin languages, which is too big a percentage. Today, more and more people are learning English, so an international language should contain more English roots.
To overcome these shortcomings, linguists have made great efforts and suggested different variants. Mondlango, created by Chinese linguists, was born in July 2002. Many people consider that Mondlango has inherited the advantages of Esperanto, yet overcomes its shortcomings.
Mondlango is a neutral international language; it doesn't overwhelm or displace any national language, but promotes the development of national languages. Each person uses his or her national language in his or her country, but uses Mondlango in international cases. So we needn't worry that the national language concerned will be pushed aside by mankind or vanish.
Therefore, promotion of Mondlango will not only facilitate the interchange of information, but also protect national cultures, conserving and enriching our multilingual world-culture, so that our global village will be more prosperous and multicolored.
2003-09-17 20:55 | User Profile
[QUOTE]Mondlango is a neutral international language; it doesn't overwhelm or displace any national language, but promotes the development of national languages. Each person uses his or her national language in his or her country, but uses Mondlango in international cases. So we needn't worry that the national language concerned will be pushed aside by mankind or vanish.
Therefore, promotion of Mondlango will not only facilitate the interchange of information, but also protect national cultures, conserving and enriching our multilingual world-culture, so that our global village will be more prosperous and multicolored. [/QUOTE]
Global village? Whoever said we want to be a part of some 'Multicultural Diverse Global Village'? I gave this article some thought before posting, eventually deciding that it's another one of those warm fuzzy ideas that look good on the surface, but is actually a screwball idea couched in modern leftist wordage.
I have family here in the US. I grew up speaking English. I have family in Germany, so I taught myself German so I could communicate with them. I speak fair Spanish, but refuse to speak it here in the US when I come across border-jumpers who cannot speak English and refuse to learn. I figure I'm doing us all a favor by not translating for them since a) it will force them to learn the language and b ) it might dissuade them from further living here and make them go home, which is a big plus for all involved.
Multiculturalism is a total sham. Dissimilar cultures clash, often violently. To think otherwise is delusional. 'Diversity' is code for stamping out all that whites have built in the last 225 years and all the values they hold dear (respect for rule of law, solid family, monogamy, solid christian values, etc..). Saying we must learn some made-up bullsht language for our 'Global Village' is nonsense. If they want to talk to us, learn English. If we want to talk to them, we'll learn whatever it is they speak. I almost expected to read: "Leaning (insert aforementioned bullsht made-up language) will 'engender feelings of wellness and empowerment, not to mention happy joy-joy feelings of rapture of being part of the Global Village" .....Bleah.
Tell the Chinese to keep their made up language. I'll stay with the language of the Founders. The thought of a 'Global Village' makes me nausious. If this makes me provincial or a throwback, so be it.
Ausonius
2003-09-18 02:07 | User Profile
Was the aforementioned article written by [B]floro[/B] , or did it come from another source??
Whatever the case, the "global village" the writer embodies is b.s. In America, bilingualism is becoming so grand that it'll only be a matter of time before Spanish is declared a joint official language with English. English is associated with Whites, and "diversity" is a code word for [B]White genocide[/B] . With the removal of White male goyim from their natural positions in place of non-Whites and females, English as America's official language will go as well. What other country makes its countrymen speak the language of people from countries with one mother tongue for the sole benefit of accomodating them?? With regards to language, America has no backbone.
2003-09-18 03:40 | User Profile
I have been interested in constructed languages since I was a boy. I've constructed a few of them myself.
If I were tasked with choosing an international auxiliary language, I would not choose [url=http://www.sitepalace.com/ulango/]Mondlango[/url]. I would choose [url=http://www.interlingua.com/]Interlingua[/url], if I wanted a language whose vocabulary and grammar would look natural to Europeans. Otherwise I would choose a language like [url=http://www.eskimo.com/~ram/Nasendi/index.html]Nasendi[/url], designed from the outset for machine translation.
Still, if your language catches on, I'll learn it. I would be horrified by a world in which it was the only language used, but I would be equally horrified by a [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440187044/qid=1063856051/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/002-0436147-0908002?v=glance&s=books&n=507846]world[/url] that spoke only English.