LANGUAGES

The Forgotten Languages: Why Linguistic Extinction Should Worry Us All

In a rapidly globalizing world dominated by major languages like English, Mandarin, and Spanish, thousands of other languages are quietly slipping into oblivion. Every two weeks, on average, a language disappears. According to UNESCO, over 40% of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages are endangered. These are not merely communication systems vanishing—they are vessels of cultural […]