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I doubt that national languages will disappear. In fact, to some extent they're becoming more diverse, like in Europe.

— Noam Chomsky

English is a second language in most of the educated sectors of Europe and much of the world. But maybe in the future Chinese…

— Noam Chomsky

There's a tremendous amount of language loss. Most of the attention is given to indigenous languages, which makes sense, but some of the most…

— Noam Chomsky

Languages are the pedigree of nations.

— Samuel Johnson

I feel that as the world becomes more and more multicultural, it's a good tool to be able to speak another language.

— Sarah Shahi

Each year, in this world, several languages do die out. There are certain languages that have their survival assured for many years, such as…

— Jaume Cabre

English is big business and languages are dying as never before. Is there a connection? Is this another manifestation of McDonaldisation – the undesirable…

— Patricia Ryan

Many of the most difficult questions concerning the role of ethnic minorities centers on language.

— Samuel P. Huntington

With the United States in slow long-term decline, how will that affect the position of English? And where will all that leave monolingual Britain?…

— Martin Jacques

I'm interested in a lot of the languages that drive our culture. I'm interested in user experience as language or how societal malaise takes…

— Michael Salu

In Europe there's kind of a reaction to the European Union, kind of a move towards some kind of regionalization. It's more advanced in…

— Noam Chomsky

In the 21st century, government efforts should focus on 'multiculturalism', including the diversity of languages.

— Eduardo Bhatia