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Prior to the 20th century, many languages with small numbers of speakers sur
Prior to the 20th century, many languages with small numbers of speakers sur
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Prior to the 20th century, many languages with small numbers of speakers survived for centuries. The increasingly interconnected modern world makes it much more difficult for small language communities to live in relative isolation, a key factor in language maintenance and preservation.
It remains to be seen whether the world can maintain its linguistic and cultural diversity in the centuries ahead. Many powerful forces appear to work against it: population growth, which pushes migrant populations into the world’s last isolated locations; mass tourism; global telecommunications and mass media; and the spread of gigantic global corporations. All of these forces appear to signify a future in which the language of advertising, popular culture, and consumer products become similar. Already English and a few other major tongues have emerged as global languages of commerce and communication. For many of the world’s peoples, learning one of these languages is viewed as the key to education, economic opportunity, and a better way of life.
Only about 3,000 languages now in use are expected to survive the coming century. Are most of the rest doomed in the century after that? Whether most of these languages survive will probably depend on how strongly cultural groups wish to keep their identity alive through a native language. To do so will require an emphasis on bilingualism(mastery of two languages). Bilingual speakers could use their own language in smaller spheres — at home, among friends, in community settings — and a global language at work, in dealings with government, and in commercial spheres. In this way, many small languages could sustain their cultural and linguistic integrity alongside global languages, rather than yield to the homogenising(同化的)forces of globalisation.
Ironically, the trend of technological innovation that has threatened minority languages could also help save them. For example, some experts predict that computer software translation tools will one day permit minority language speakers to browse the Internet using their native tongues. Linguists are currently using computer-aided learning tools to teach a variety of threatened languages. [br] What does the author say about bilingualism in this passage?
选项
A、It can help minority languages become acceptable in work places.
B、It can help speakers maintain their linguistic and cultural identity.
C、It can push the small language communities to move forward.
D、It can homogenise the world’s languages and cultures.
答案
B
解析
根据题干中的bilingualism将本题出处定位于第3段。该段第4句指出,bilingual speakers(双语者)在较小的范围内使用their own language,在工作中使用global language能够sustain theircultural and linguistic integrity(保持自己的文化和语言的完整性)。结合本段第3句可知,nativelanguage可以保持说话者的identity,而这种identity主要体现在cultural identity和lingu
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