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If a language dies, does knowledge die with it? - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Though some progress in knowledge can be taken away with the death of the language it is recorded in, knowledge itself can still be obtained and does not disappear with the death of said language
        
        The language of Akkad is long dead, which was used in the grater Mesopotamian area, and still we are able to uncover things about their culture, societal structure, and more.
        
        Language is just a means of communication so in terms of knowledge it is used to bounce off ideas and record information for later use, however, just because we lose language doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of retaining said knowledge
        
        What defines language? Would mathematical symbols or body movements count as language?
- - - - What decides when a language dies
        
        If a language were to die, then the knowledge associated with that language would only be able to be retrieved with some understanding of said language that has died
        
        In order to retain knowledge retrieved, the use of language in some form or fashion is required
        
        Many cultural scriptures recorded during Indus Valley civilization were written in Indus Script, in order to decode them they have to gain or learn at least some understanding of the language
        
        In order to gain information that is recorded in that specific language you have to understand that language
        
        Does the loss of popularity count as the death of a language or is it when all understanding of the language disappears?
        
        A language that has lost its popularity and usefulness in communicating with others than the language can be considered dead
        
        Latin is an example of a language considered dead by us because of its loss of communicative value, even though knowledge of Latin still exists
        
        Does this mean knowledge can exist when a language is dead?
        
        The death of a language does not affect the knowledge associated with it
        
        Ancient Greek language was used in ancient Greece where the records of many famous philosophers we look back on to this day
        
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        Just because a language is not used as a means of communication, does not mean that all the knowledge would go away because it would not disappear over night
        
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        The real death of certain knowledge would be if the culture related to it was lost too
        
        What can be considered communicative value?