Why cant we all just speak the same language?

Language changes so quickly that by the time any two peoples have diverged their dialects have also diverged. This is because most of human language is not “hard-wired” into our genetic makeup, but is developed instinctively by language-learning mechanisms that are hard-wired.

What do you lose when a language dies?

As languages die and fall out of practice, many find themselves unable to speak their first language anymore. When a language dies, we lose cultures, entire civilizations, but also, we lose people. We lose perspectives, ideas, opinions, most importantly, we lose a unique way of being human.

Did everyone on Earth Speak the same language?

There was a time long ago when everyone on Earth spoke the same language, according to Judeo-Christian scripture. People decided to build a massive tower to heaven to make a name for themselves. Known as the Tower of Babel, this undertaking did not sit well with God:

How many languages did the whole world have at once?

Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words. Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.

Did the whole world speak one language with a common vocabulary?

The whole world had one language with a common vocabulary. There was a time when the entire earth spoke a common language with an identical vocabulary. And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.

Will there ever be a common global language?

The notion of a common global language, of course, raises the question of which language we would use. Most experts agree that the answer depends largely on practical factors that could shift with changes in political and economic power over time.