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This 14 page paper examines the role of globalization in the death of languages. Languages develop and evolve. Part of the evolution of languages is the death, There are many dead languages, some of which we know include Hittite, Sumarian, Cilician, Phrygian, Etruscan, Bithynian and Elamite. This may occur for a number of reasons, but a form of cultural assimilation is present. This paper looks at the ideas of Crystal, Edwards and others and applies this to the old and the modern world to assess the level of impact globalization has on language death. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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Sumarian, Cilician, Phrygian, Etruscan, Bithynian and Elamite. The way a language dies is likely to be due to pressures from another culture or language creating cultural assimilation. The pressures may
be social, political or economic and may be from a migrant population entering the area, as seen in colonization, or form those already in the area. Even geographical proximity is
not longer an issue with influencing a culture with the increased use of global media. With these types of influences and 96% of the world languages only spoken by
4% of the worlds population it is usurping that it is estimated there are currently 4,000 endangered languages. The paper argues that globalization may be held responsible for many of
the language deaths, but this is not new and has been occurring for centuries. Text Globalization is
not a new phenomenon. The rate of globalization has increased and with new forms of media and technology the impact and speed of impact is rapid. Many aspects of
globalization are discussed, from the increasing level of trade to the impact on culture. However, there is one impact which is less recognized, this is the death of languages.
The impact of language change and evolution has been linked with globalization (Mufwene, 2004). The media spreads language not only as a means of communication in a singular form, but
also different used and dialects of the same language. When combined with economic pressures, which may have initially been seen with colonization, but have continued through intentional trade we can
argue that the pressures for language change are increasing (Mufwene, 2004). It is these pressures that may be seen as one of the first stage of a language death (Crystal
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