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How important are Obscure Languages?

11/2/2015

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Language is an important tool people use to interact with each other. We use language in order to let others know how we feel, our needs, and ask questions. We change how we use language for each situation. Communication is a two way process. Therefore, it is important that both parties use the same language.

Therefore, in order to communicate with more people, a person must know the top languages used within a particular region. At present, the most popular languages based on the number of speakers are Mandarin, Spanish, and English. That means there’s no need to know about obscure ones right? Wrong.

Obscure language is still important in this day and age. Obscure languages are still in used in some places. To those people, their dialect is not obscure. It only means that a small number of people use it daily, but they rely on it to communicate with each other.

A foreign language can be considered an obscure one just because the majority of the planet’s population doesn’t understand it. It can be used by the entire country and still be considered obscure by the Western world.

Some obscure languages are important. One such example is Latin, which is described as a dead language. It is still used in various academic fields such as law, medicine, history and theology. People who pursue further study in those fields are encouraged to learn Latin as well in addition to their actual coursework.

Latin might be considered dead, but it is the basis of several languages such as Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Learning Latin will allow a person to pick up the said languages. Someone working in a translation agency might want to know Latin to be a valuable asset of the company. Latin phrases are also absorbed into the English language. Learning Latin can help a person improve one’s command of English.

In globalisation, it is important to know obscure languages. While knowing a well-known language gives one advantage, knowing the obscure language of the region can help businesses penetrate the market. The business will be perceived as being sincere in providing something to the community instead of just a capitalist trying to earn profits from them

A translation agency that specialises in obscure languages provides a valuable service. Their grasp of a certain dialect can help businesses penetrate a specific market. There will always be a need for their service.

Obscure languages might not seem to be important to many people, but they are important for those who use them. Even learning a dead language such as Latin is useful at present. All languages are the same. They are used to communicate with one another and, therefore, all of them, even the obscure ones, are important.
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