A language is alive if people still use it every day. If no one speaks it anymore, the language becomes dead, like a sleeping dragon that never wakes up again. A living language might be used in school or during family conversations, while a dead language is only read in books or carved into ancient stones.
Examples
- A child learning English at school keeps the language alive.
- An ancient Egyptian scribe writes on paper, but no one speaks Egyptian anymore.
- Your grandma uses her native tongue to tell you bedtime stories.
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See also
- What Makes a Language Unique?
- How Do We Know a Language Is ‘Alive’?
- What Makes a Language ‘Dying’ or ‘Alive’?
- How Does a Language Shape the Way We Think?
- How Does a Language Change Over Time?
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