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Extinction of languages lamented at Mussoorie International Writers festival
by azzayindia | October 9, 2008 at 09:55 am | 78 views | 8 comments | 21 recommendations
by azzayindia
MUSSOORIE, 8 Oct: Writers in unison expressed sorrow that languages were being wiped out from the face of the Earth.
This was said at a session in which International and Uttarakhand writers shared their views. Leeladhar Jaguri, eminent writer from Uttarkhand, was of the view that Garhwali was also facing imminent danger of getting wiped out in due course of time as fewer people were speaking it.
The end of Garhwali would also mean that the culture itself would be threatened. He said that, for this, society itself was to blame, as most people were using English or Hindi as the language for communication. He also said that, in similar fashion, several languages of the world were extinct now. He was of the view that the Garhwali community needed to introspect on this matter soon.
Bill Aitken, Reetu Menon, Surender Pundir and others were also present.
October 9, 2008 at 09:55 am by azzayindia, 78 views, 8 comments
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at 10:00 on October 9th, 2008
azzayindia, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Of course the trouble is, that if not enough people speak it, then it will just die out.
at 10:05 on October 9th, 2008
Fortunately voice recorders can keep the sounds from vanishing anymore. Some languages are lost and gone, especially those that had no written form, but from now on none need to be lost.
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Jimmy Suede (not verified)at 10:56 on October 9th, 2008
Good! One language. One currency. One world. Maybe then we can muster enough resources to get off this planet and realize our destiny in the universe.
at 17:06 on October 9th, 2008
azzayindia, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 20:34 on October 9th, 2008
azzayindia, I like this story. It's good stuff. this is happening all over the world. in my current research for a book, i am meeting different communities in my city and many families say their children only speak urdu or english. if they do understand their mother-tongues, they cannot read the script.
at 20:46 on October 9th, 2008
well same problem is with my dialect garhwali Hindi and english have played a negative affect and garhwali going to the oblivion gradually.Thanks for the gs
at 23:15 on October 9th, 2008
azzayindia, I like this story. It's good stuff.
it seems to be normal evolutionary process of language, which we human beings allways resist, but ultimately surrender. let it take a new form new shape, why anybody is against this kind of change.
at 10:02 on October 10th, 2008
because its like loosing ones's religion