cultures are inevitable. Philosophy, religion, language, the arts, and other aspects of culture has been spreading and mixing as nations exchanges products and ideas. At this very moment, this exploration is called ‘globalization.’ Thanks to this term, many of things become more accessible. However, this intercommunication is not easy to happen so effortlessly due to the fact that there is great deal of obstacles to overcome. One of them is related to language and cultural differences. News, political
Dhao language is not critically endangered because it is still spoken at home by children with some code-mixing, though. However, it can be considered as potentially endangered by reason that (1) the number of active speakers decreases from time to time. Grimes (1997) identified about 7000 native speakers but knowing that only more or less 3000 people are living on the island of Ndao today and a few are in Rote and Timor who are considered as active speakers, then Balukh (2011) claimed that only
Language is perhaps the most defining feature of human nature, and it is the human ability to communicate thoughts, feelings, and experiences that serves as the foundation for cultures across the world. Language is intrinsically tied to a sense of self—determining with whom we are able to interact with on a person-to-person basis, what knowledge and media we are able to consume, and linking us to past and present communities that share our language. Furthermore, language helps to construct communities
the people which make up the community. One of the most important aspects of a culture is the ability to use language. Language is a system of vocal symbols used for human communication. Language plays an important role in developing, elaborating and transmitting culture because it enables humans to store meanings and experiences to facilitate communication. Without a standardized language, the people in a community would not be able to easily spread messages and ideas from person to person. This
the official languages of mainland China (since 1982), ROC Taiwan (since 1932), one of four official languages of Singapore, and one of eight official language of the United Nations (UN) (Chinese, 2014). The status of Mandarin is increasing because of China is starting to replace the status of the United States (US) from aspect of economy, politic and military. Therefore, Mandarin has already become a language in ranking top ten useful and most important language in the world (Languages, 2014). Mandarin
Language as it was First Spoken From what has been studied so far it is clear that man is influenced of usual sociality. His nature to band together with his fellows for lower or for higher purposes is one of his major characteristics. To understand his fellows and to be understood by them, men were driven to the fabrication of language without which they could not converse with each other. The need of communication was the main cause of language production. Nowhere has the old proverb “Necessity
Abstract—In this paper, we describe a Rule Based method used for performing Word Sense Disambiguation task of Text in Marathi Language. In Marathi language which is spoken in Maharashtra state of India, many words are spelled same but semantically (meaning-wise/ sense-wise) different. Such words when need to be from translated from source language to target lead to ambiguity. Our method successfully identifies the correct sense of the given text from the predefined possible senses using word rules
learning of language is an important programme in the life of human. The chief function of language teaching is communication. Whatever language we learn, we should be able to communicate effectively by using language. The linguistic part of it is very significant. Our proficiency in language is must. In includes proper use of structure, vocabulary, etc. in written as well as spoken form. Efficiency in language is the basis for effective communication. We should be able to use the language in such a
Language is inevitably the most crucial part of human life and the development of humanity. It is also indubitably something we take for granted in our daily lives. From the moment we wake up in the morning till we go to sleep at night, language is the one thing that we take along with us. It is the vital medium of our thoughts and our dreams aside from functioning as the means of our daily communication. We eat, drink, talk, think and sleep with language by our side! And yet, we do not give much
I am here to speak out to you about endangered languages and why it imperative to save them, due to their great significance in the preservation of cultures and the diversity of the world. According to UNESCO “half of 6000 plus languages spoken today will disappear by the end of this century”. And with them will disappear a vast range of knowledge about the world and human life. Language is the basis of human life, it is how we communicate and share our ideas and emotions. It is what makes us