A language is alive if people use it every day. Imagine you're playing with your friends, and you all speak the same language, that's when a language feels alive. But if no one speaks it anymore, like in a quiet village where everyone moves away, then the language becomes ‘dying.’ It’s like when you stop drawing pictures because you don’t have any crayons left.
Examples
- A boy learns to speak Spanish from his grandma, the language lives on.
- The last person who spoke a language passed away, now it’s gone.
- People in a town all speak the same language when they play games together.
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See also
- What Makes a Language Unique?
- How Do We Know a Language Is ‘Alive’?
- What Makes a Language ‘Living’ or ‘Dead’?
- How Does a Language Shape the Way We Think?
- How Does a Language Change Over Time?
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