Differences in language!

Essay writing:

Please read the joke below and give your views on it considering the Chinglish, Spanish, Globish and other variations as well as linguistic imperialism.

An American visiting England walked into a hotel lobby. "The lift will be down presently", the receptionist told him.

"The lift?" said the American. "Oh, you mean the elevator."

"No, I mean the lift." replied the Englishman.

"I think I should know what it is called",. said the American. "Elevators were invented in the States."

"Perhaps" retorted the Englishman. "But we invented the language."

Firstly, it can be said that in the joke about who ahd invented the language and who had invented the lift, the English man feels responsible for the language and it can also be said that, he is a little jealous of the kind of English he speaks, which is British English.

It can also be seen that language takes the role- part in the sense that for the English man, the language cannot be changed. It should be as it is, a fact , which some “languages”, such as “Chinglish”, etc, does not respect. These new languages which are being created are not as formal, as the real ones. They do not follow rules, and they do not have any structure, they only follow some features of the language they pretend to be.

From my point of view, the reaction the English man had, was normal in the sense that the English Language which he feels it is from his own, because it is the way he feels it, is in danger in the sense that he sees that other people do not respect the fact that languages are already created and that they cannot come and change many important features of the language, just because they want, and he does not like it, which is normal and understandable. Maybe we can think that it would be good to have languages which are not so difficult, which can be learnt in few months, which can be considered as taking advanatages of the changes which can be done, but in fact, they are not.

It is really important, first, to take into consideration who are those people who want to change the normal languages into easier ones. If we think carefully, we will notice that those people who want languages to become easier, we would be able to see that the only activity they do with language, is business, and they do not care if they are respecting or not the language, and within it, the culture of the scoieties which speak that languages. Their purpose is to make money, and just do, without respecting anything as usual.

Languages are some of the most beautiful things we have in life. Each of them has a story to tell, all of them have different structures, different pronunciations. All these differences makes the different societies which speak these languages reach in culture. We should consider the importance of being different and respecting the others, from their way of thinking till the languages they speak. Once again, it can be seen that human beings do not appreciate the value of respecting and admiring the others for being different.

Those people who want to change languages for their benefit, are selfish,and do not respect the others. It can be compared, with somebody who wants to change the person with whom he/she shares her/his life , only because he/she cannot get any material benefit form her/his partner. Don` t you agree?