I pick this article "Smithsonian archives preserve lost
and dying languages" because it is similarity to what is going on in my family. We
lost the language of the Native Americas, not even sure what tripe we are. The
way this article is related to language is by the lost of the Native American
heritage and the language. Not very many Native Americans speak the language.
My grandmother parents did not teach her how to speak in her native language.
What I found interesting was there are some archives that had been accumulating
for more than 150 years. The findings of scholars, explorers, soldiers and
travelers, they are now stored in Suitland. It includes copious material on
about 200 Native American languages, many of them endangered and considerable
number. I agree with the article, because if my grandmother would of known her
language and if she would not of keep quiet about us being Native Americas we
would all known another language. It did make me want to learn more about the
topic, because my mom and uncle are researching on our native family. My topic
affect the world by the lost languages, but now it is being teach around 60
Native American delegates on how to use linguistics as a teaching aid. I am
happy that it is being teach and I would love to learn a Native American
language
I liked your video! It is sad to see that as our world becomes more globalized, technology enabling us to communicated on an international and global scale, we lose the culture and past knowledge as languages die off. I like what Mr. Baldwin was saying, that languages are not only spoken, but speak back to us, they tell us what was important to that culture, what happened, and so forth.
ReplyDeleteI wish you all the best on learning a Native American language, and I admire that you wish to keep your heritage alive!
Thank you for reading my post.
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