Essay: Should we preserve languages? Whether or not to appreciate and preserve the diversity of languages around the world remains to be in dispute. Some are inclined to believe that life would be better off if more languages faded into oblivion. This essay will discuss both views of the argument. First, the disappearance of languages unquestionably goes along with a loss of culture. In my country for example, there are many languages spoken by people of ethnic minorities which are on the verge of extinction and many native speakers of these languages turn to learn Vietnamese instead. Since translation is oftentimes incapable of transferring the meaning of the original languages, a lot of poems, proverbs or even tradition and costumes are now disappearing as not many people can fully understand them. What’s more, many people nowadays, especially those who are proficient in languages, earn money working as translators or interpreters. If there were fewer languages, they would soon be made redundant. The problem of unemployment would be made even more exacerbated. However, there is certainly no disputing the fact that languages are merely a means of communication. The existence of thousands of languages around the world helps nothing but to make it more difficult for people from different parts of the world to understand each other. If there were fewer languages on Earth, the spread of information and ideas would be made much faster and further than ever before. What’s more, if the language barrier were to be pulled down, much more people would be willing to travel and to seek more investment opportunities in this interdependent world. Development in worldwide economy, therefore, would be propelled and the problem of poverty existing in many countries would soon be eradicated. In conclusion, there is no reason to fret if more languages die out.