Essay #269 "Minority Languages" 15.10.18 As our world becomes more and more interconnected people have get a need for some global language that they can speak with each other. Thus, it has lead to the situation where minority languages do not get as much attention as they should and because of that sometimes they even die out. Some countries have undertaken measures to save these languages and, in my opinion, it is a right decision. First of all, language plays a great part in the culture of a country and a nation, thus with its loss people will greatly damage their cultural environment. Therefore, with extinction of a language people jeopardize their entire culture to be gone. So, the measure to save language not only concentrated on language itself, but on keeping cultural layer of an entire nation from falling apart. Another point is that a mutual language makes people feel stronger connection with each other, without it they just lose their feeling of relationship. This is not only can have a highly negative effect on society overall, but also on people’s cultural and national identification. There are many examples of this, which are not only caused by losing a language, but also by immigration. Finally, measures to save minority languages often lead to the situation where people become bilingual, which is great for them. This is a very useful skill in our world, that can drastically influence their working opportunities. Also in many cases when children are exposed to several languages simultaneously it improves their development and social skills. To conclude, despite the fact that many people believe that as English language is official international language they do not need others, it is not true. Language is that substance that cohere entire national culture, so it is very important for people to save it. By saving minority languages we will be able to ensure the national diversity of our planet and do not let other cultures to die out.