Lowe+&+Walsh

I agree with the previous article about how the point of language is for communication between people and if only a few people use or know the language then maybe it's not worth getting upset that the language is dying. If no one is using the language what's the point of trying to save it?

However, I think it's the reasons why the language is dying that are most important. Many languages held by Aboriginal people (like Native Americans and In the NSW area of Australia) are dying because the new people are discouraging them from using their language (or any part of their culture).

I think if a society wants to save it's native language then teaching it in schools is a good idea. It's known that being bilingual is good for the brain (than monolingual) and it's also a great way to teach the younger generations about their heritage and culture. I would rather learn my grandparents language (either Welsh or German) than Spanish or French (what was taught at my high school). I remember hearing about a local Native America group that only let people from their tribe's heritage learn their language but since their language was dying and the number of people from their heritage who wanted to learn the language was decreasing they started letting other people learn the language. This was from my anthropology class at SPS, and there were a lot of anthropologist and students who don't have any Native America heritage but wanted to learn to the language who now can. I think to grasp a better understanding of a specific culture then it's a good idea to learn their language.