Language is a vital component of culture. It is important to maintain cultural identity and integrity at the local level, and diversity within the world on a broader level as well as satisfy needs for self-determination and renewed cultural pride.
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Language is the window to the actions and thoughts of a people. Every ‘tribe’, culture, group of people has a language through which we learn about them, what they are about and what they are doing.
Thank you so much. I vist the TED site every so often but had not watched this speaker. He is very interesting. Thanks again.