语言的一体化与多样化视觉下的弱势语言生存问题解析

On the Issue of Survival of the Underprivileged Languages from the Perspective of the Integration and Diversification of Languages

世界上现存约6500种语言。由于现代社会的发展,英语、汉语、法语、俄语和西班牙语等语言已成为制约其它语言发展的桎梏。各国政府在极力推广语言的一体化标准并重视语言的国际化问题的同时设法保护并拯救濒临灭绝的本国少数民族的语言及其文化。虽然语言的一体化不可逆转,但保护语言的多样化符合全人类的共同利益—语言的一体化与多样化看起来相悖,但只要各国政府采取明智的语言政策,求大同,存小异,世界上的语言及其文化终会得到保护并延续下去。

There are currently about 6,500 languages in the world.With the development of modern society,languages like English,Chinese,French,Russian and Spanish have become the shackles for the development of other languages.Governments of different countries are vehemently facilitating the language uniform standard with emphasis on language globalization issue,while trying to protect and rescue the language and its culture on the brink of extinction of the minority groups within each individual country.Although the integration of languages is irreversible,the protection of the diversification of languages is compatible with the common interests of the humankind.While the integration and diversification of languages seem preposterous,the languages and their cultures will be protected and continue to exist as long as governments of all countries adopt a wise language policy by seeking common ground on major issues and reserving differences on minor ones.