A language is 'alive' if people use it every day. If no one speaks it anymore, it becomes 'dead'. Think of it like a game, if nobody plays it, the game ends. Languages can live or die depending on how many people keep using them and passing them down.
Examples
- A child learns to speak Spanish from their parents at home, so Spanish stays alive.
- An old language like Latin is no longer spoken by anyone, so it's considered dead.
- People in a small village keep using their native tongue every day, keeping it alive.
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See also
- What Makes a Language 'Alive'?
- How Do Languages Influence the Way We Think?
- Why Do We Say ‘A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words’?
- Why Do We Say ‘I Owe You One’ When Someone Helps Us?
- Why Do We Say ‘Bite the Bullet’ When We’re Brave?
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