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If a language dies, does knowledge die with it? - Coggle Diagram
If a language dies, does knowledge die with it?
TOK Concepts
Values: Values are means for individuals to perceive the world around them. These are often shaped by culture.
Culture: Culture is the identity of a community based on unique ideas, beliefs, and values.
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Objectivity: When knowledge is objective, it means it exists without the influence of personal beliefs and opinions.
Knowledge: Knowledge is any information perceived and processed by a community of knowers. Knowledge can exist in many forms, but is generally interchangeable with information.
Language: Language is the principle method if human communication. Language enables humans to express their thoughts and ideas, and affects how they interact with each other
Claim 1: The cultural identity of a community of knowers is deep-rooted in language hence when language is lost, the values held by the community are lost as well
Object 1: Article about Amadeo García García 
Pros:
- Modern example: he is still alive today, so this is a recent example and helps explain the KQ from a contemporary perspective.
- Lots of emphasis on culture and the impact of language on culture, which addresses the chosen TOK concepts.
- Shows the implications of the death of a language very clearly; explains Garcías experiences in depth.
Cons:
- The article itself doesn’t answer the KQ, the existence of the man does.
Using his story as an object is very abstract, and not as concrete.
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Object 3: A Text-book Of Latin Exercises: Intended As A Drill Book For Beginners, And As An Introduction To Caesar's Commentaries On The Gallic War
Pros:
- Provides detailed insights into the meanings of words of a dead language: helps us understand the scope of language and how integral it can be to learning and knowing.
- Concrete object: has a clear significance in time and space
- Learning the latin language is needed to understand Caeser’s commentaries about the Gaelic War, which directly addresses how language is needed to understand some knowledge.
Cons:
- Doesn’t address culture and values as much as it addresses perception and understanding: cultural implications aren’t necessarily easy to analyse.
- Not a contemporary object- not as relevant to answering the KQ in the modern world.
- Difficult to analyse as it is in a different language.
Claim 2: Certain knowledge is objective and can be explained without the use of language thus language isn't always needed to convey knowledege.
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