Language introduction:

Language (English: language) is the expression of human communication. Language is a tool for communication between people and an important carrier of culture. According to the Handbook of Linguistics and Language Communication Tools published in Germany, there are 56,565,438+0 confirmed languages in the world.

Definition:

Language is produced by labor, and language is the product of society. Since language is the product of society, it will inevitably develop with the development of society. This is because the development of language needs to communicate with each other, and it is impossible for a person to develop language because he is isolated from society. It develops and transforms itself through production, producing new strength, new ideas, new ways of communication, new demands and new languages.

Translation:

Translation is a language activity, that is, a language activity that transforms one language into another without changing its meaning. Translation includes oral translation and written text translation.

The original meaning of translation refers to the translation between different languages, and later it is often used to refer to the translation of ancient Chinese between the same characters. There are obvious differences between the two: the modern translation of ancient Chinese in the same language is mainly used to overcome the obstacles of different words in ancient and modern times, and only contains the time factors in ancient and modern times, so it is sometimes called annotation translation or translation annotation with annotations; Translation between different languages also includes regional factors. Translation here refers to the latter.

Scholars' point of view:

Language endangerment is a global phenomenon, but it deserves everyone's attention. Protecting national languages and rescuing endangered languages is to protect diverse national cultures and to ensure the equal rights of members of all ethnic groups.

As Zhou Haizhong, a famous scholar in China, once pointed out, some national languages are facing the impact of globalization, industrialization and the Internet, and are in danger of disappearing gradually. Relevant departments, institutions and linguists should take active and effective measures to protect the languages of vulnerable ethnic groups and rescue endangered ethnic groups. This is not only conducive to the inheritance and development of human civilization, but also conducive to national unity and social stability.