Article 152 - The Nature of Humans 6 Language

The Nature of Humans 6. Language

This essay examines the nature of humans in terms of their current language.

It establishes the number of languages and then the percentage of the population of the Earth that speak each language.

Conclusions are then drawn.

Number of Languages

There are an estimated 7,100 languages spoken in the world; approximately 80% of these languages are spoken by less than 100,000 people; about 140 languages are spoken by less than 10 people.

Source: CIA World Factbook 2015

Language Type and Percentage

Mandarin Chinese 11.82%, Spanish 5.77%, English 4.67%, Hindi 3.62%, Arabic 3.3%, Portuguese 2.83%, Bengali 2.69%, Russian 2.33%, Japanese 1.7%, Javanese 1.15%, Standard German 1.09% (2014 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook 2015

Conclusions

The Earth is a collection of Languages.

It does not have a focus of communication, culture or society.

The dominant language is Mandarin Chinese. Double the nearest alternative, Spanish.

English; the expected dominant language; is third and only just above Hindi and Arabic.

The perceived dominance of English; through communications and technology; is a false premise.

The Earth is actually communicating as a large localized eastern group in a form unknown to the majority of the world population.

Therefore an shift in language use needs to take place towards recognizing and using eastern languages, and their output in societies, cultures, beauty, quality, values and needs.

Ian K Whittaker

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01/06/2015

14/10/2020

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