08-24-2013, 03:56 PM
Well, do you mean by power of division or unification?
For one, without language, we as a people would not be able to communicate at such distances discussing your homework. We would not have a standard of talk, nor would coding be possible as it itself is a language.
But language has the power to divide as well, though it only be a barrier, humans often do not take the time to form pideons so that they can communicate when there is no interpreter, only doing so when necessary. Its a dividing line, like race can be where it is entirely bypassable and only acts as an issue when we make it one.
The power of language is the power of humanity, not the individual, but the collective.
For one, without language, we as a people would not be able to communicate at such distances discussing your homework. We would not have a standard of talk, nor would coding be possible as it itself is a language.
But language has the power to divide as well, though it only be a barrier, humans often do not take the time to form pideons so that they can communicate when there is no interpreter, only doing so when necessary. Its a dividing line, like race can be where it is entirely bypassable and only acts as an issue when we make it one.
The power of language is the power of humanity, not the individual, but the collective.