長文読解講座 第5講
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Thousands of languages are spoken in the world today, but many of them are in danger of disappearing. A language usually dies when parents stop passing it on to their children. In many communities, young people choose a more widely used language because it offers better chances of finding work.
Some people regard this as a natural and even convenient change. When a language dies, however, far more than words is lost. Each language carries knowledge about local plants, weather, and history that has been collected over many generations. Much of this knowledge has never been written down. Once the last speaker is gone, much of it can never be recovered.
According to the passage, why do languages usually die?
Which of the following is closest to the author's view?
Much of this knowledge has never been written down. に最も近い意味のものは?
長文読解講座 第5講 / 解答・解説
Thousands of languages are spoken in the world today, but many of them are in danger of disappearing. A language usually dies when parents stop passing it on to their children. In many communities, young people choose a more widely used language because it offers better chances of finding work.
Some people regard this as a natural and even convenient change. When a language dies, however, far more than words is lost. Each language carries knowledge about local plants, weather, and history that has been collected over many generations. Much of this knowledge has never been written down. Once the last speaker is gone, much of it can never be recovered.
丸=合図の語 太い線=主張 マーカー=注目 点線=言い換え 波線=指すもの 薄い字=軽く読む所
今日、世界では何千もの言語が話されていますが、その多くが消滅の危機にあります。言語は普通、親が子どもに伝えるのをやめた時に死にます。多くの地域社会で、若者はより広く使われている言語を選びます。仕事を見つける機会が増えるからです。これを自然な、便利でさえある変化だと見る人もいます。しかし、言語が死ぬ時、失われるのは言葉だけではありません。それぞれの言語は、その土地の植物や天気、歴史についての、何世代にもわたって集められた知識を運んでいます。この知識の多くは、一度も書き留められたことがありません。最後の話し手がいなくなれば、その多くは二度と取り戻せません。