Based on the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, language and culture influence each other. Benjamin Whorf and Edward Sapir claims that language determines our perceptions of the world (Denham & Lobeck, 2010). Different languages shape up the world in different ways and that could mean that they think of the world in a different way. Language is also maintained to convey culture and without that, both language and culture will die off.
Imagine a world where everyone perceives that one language is better than another, the society will lose its cultural variety and this situation encourages people to forget their roots and it’s estimated that up to 7,000 different languages are spoken around the world. 90% of these languages are used by less than 100,000 people (BBC). This also tells us that if we are saying that a language is better than another, the 6999 other languages will slowly die off as they lose their speakers as everyone strives to be better in that one language that is deemed to be much better compared to the rest. It is important to bear in mind that one of the things that makes human special is our culture. Many people's language is one of the most important of their culture. Taking away their language is does not go far from telling them "You can’t sit with us because of …show more content…
Quebecois leader, Pauline Marois plans to put an end to bilingualism and give more importance to French and people of Quebec should protect it. It is also obligatory for students in English-language junior colleges to prove their competency in French before being allowed to get their diploma and Francophone students would still have access to higher education in English (PQ leader wants to clamp down on bilingualism in Quebec, 2014). This does not mean that French is better than English, it is just to protect the French heritage in Quebec and by protecting the language, people would not forget their
Imagine a world where everyone perceives that one language is better than another, the society will lose its cultural variety and this situation encourages people to forget their roots and it’s estimated that up to 7,000 different languages are spoken around the world. 90% of these languages are used by less than 100,000 people (BBC). This also tells us that if we are saying that a language is better than another, the 6999 other languages will slowly die off as they lose their speakers as everyone strives to be better in that one language that is deemed to be much better compared to the rest. It is important to bear in mind that one of the things that makes human special is our culture. Many people's language is one of the most important of their culture. Taking away their language is does not go far from telling them "You can’t sit with us because of …show more content…
Quebecois leader, Pauline Marois plans to put an end to bilingualism and give more importance to French and people of Quebec should protect it. It is also obligatory for students in English-language junior colleges to prove their competency in French before being allowed to get their diploma and Francophone students would still have access to higher education in English (PQ leader wants to clamp down on bilingualism in Quebec, 2014). This does not mean that French is better than English, it is just to protect the French heritage in Quebec and by protecting the language, people would not forget their