Technology can be a threat to the survival of a language, but it can alsoserve as a powerful tool to preserve, even restore languages. Discuss the statement and give your opinion
In this modern era, virtually all aspects of the human world have been
profoundly affected by technological advancements, including language and its use. In this context, technology is believed be a deterrent to the existence of some languages, but at the same time, a protector and savior of languages. This essay will aim to analyze this statement and offer my perspective on the matter.
To start with, there are valid reasons to support the claim that technology may imperil the survival of certain languages. To be specific, thanks to technology, the process of globalization is pushed forward, allowing nations with massive economic and cultural strength to spread the use of their languages through the media. Consequently, while popular languages like Chinese, English or Spanish become more common thanks to the Internet, television or other media outlets, those spoken by minority communities experience the opposite effect. As native speakers
naturally have to use dominant world-class languages for purposes like career, immigration, or cultural exchange, they tend to use their mother tongue less and less. The repercussions of this are most clearly seen in families of immigrants to first-world nations, where the younger generations gradually lean towards the local language to the point where they become unable to speak the language of their
forefathers after just two or three generations. Technology surely has a role to play in this decline of minority languages, and possibly their future demise.
However, technology may also be critical in the preservation, as well as
restoration of some languages. With regard to preservation, thanks to the invention of recording devices, it is now easier than ever to collect data on languages, be it audio, visual, or both. It has never been easier to popularize songs, poems, or other works of literature in a language among its speakers. This, combined with the media being an excellent tool for spreading awareness on cultural identity, will help promote languages for the sake of cultural appreciation. In terms of restoration, there have been successful attempts at studying dead languages by deciphering ancient scriptures and translating them, thanks to analytical technology used by
archeologists. This not only help with linguistic studies, but also allow humanity to explore its historical roots through ancestral tongues. Therefore, technology may be seen as a gift to language.
All in all, technology can be both a help and a hindrance when it comes to the survival of a language. As part of the interconnected modern world, each and every community must strive to protect their linguistic originality, while also embrace the benefits technology has to offer to enrich their languages.
Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'benefits'' or 'benefit's'?
Suggestion: benefits'; benefit's
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, consequently, first, however, if, may, so, therefore, well, while, as to, as well as, to start with, with regard to
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 13.1623246493 114% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 7.85571142285 89% => OK
Conjunction : 17.0 10.4138276553 163% => OK
Relative clauses : 4.0 7.30460921844 55% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 26.0 24.0651302605 108% => OK
Preposition: 71.0 41.998997996 169% => OK
Nominalization: 11.0 8.3376753507 132% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2340.0 1615.20841683 145% => OK
No of words: 433.0 315.596192385 137% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.40415704388 5.12529762239 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.56165014514 4.20363070211 109% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.03658003155 2.80592935109 108% => OK
Unique words: 244.0 176.041082164 139% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.56351039261 0.561755894193 100% => OK
syllable_count: 739.8 506.74238477 146% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 5.43587174349 110% => OK
Article: 3.0 2.52805611222 119% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 2.10420841683 238% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 6.0 0.809619238477 741% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.76152304609 126% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 16.0721442886 112% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 20.2975951904 118% => OK
Sentence length SD: 55.1827491384 49.4020404114 112% => OK
Chars per sentence: 130.0 106.682146367 122% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.0555555556 20.7667163134 116% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.0 7.06120827912 99% => OK
Paragraphs: 9.0 4.38176352705 205% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 8.67935871743 150% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 3.9879759519 75% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 3.4128256513 59% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.196031334405 0.244688304435 80% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0633044172142 0.084324248473 75% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0369776724224 0.0667982634062 55% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.077163140353 0.151304729494 51% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0421739459942 0.056905535591 74% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.0 13.0946893788 122% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 38.66 50.2224549098 77% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.8 11.3001002004 122% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.34 12.4159519038 115% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.75 8.58950901804 114% => OK
difficult_words: 135.0 78.4519038076 172% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 9.78957915832 117% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 10.1190380762 115% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 10.7795591182 111% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Maximum five paragraphs wanted.
Rates: 84.2696629213 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.5 Out of 9
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