Language In Tom Munnecke's Article 'Nothing Is Missing'

Have you ever wanted to learn a different language to explore the different cultures out there in the world? In Tom Munnecke’s article, “Nothing Is Missing” he goal is aimed to persuade people who would like to expand their knowledge on learning a difference language. People can sometimes feel confided into their own cocoon of their single language and may need that little push to persuade them to get out of their comfort zone. Munnecke wants to show these people that knowing a different language allows a person to see the world in a different way. In the article, “Nothing Is Missing” Munnecke speaks directly to people wanting to learn a different language, to encourage them that if they were to learn expand their knowledge on language they …show more content…
He states, “The shell is kind of a prison within which we capture thought and language, in which we struggle to force them to behave in logical, consistent ways.”(Munnecke 426) This explains that being stuck only knowing only one language has us stuck in a prison state. He uses this to his advantage by showing that knowing only one language keeps a person from expanding, instead the person is trapped and limited by their resources. He is able to demonstrate that learning a different language allows a person to be set free from this prison. By escaping the prison, a person is no longer kept from being restricted from their one minded thinking. Munnecke goes one to state “There were always holes in the fabric of reality, which normal people simply ignored in order to maintain their rationality.” (Munnecke 423) Munnecke uses this to his advantage to demonstrate that all languages are complicated, yet do able. A person may many gaps in their language, but overcome them. He uses this to show that the gaps in our “fabric” can be patched up by using other forms of languages to cover them and make something new. He shows that not every language is easy, but is worth