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Knowledge Question: If a language dies, does knowledge die with it? -…
Knowledge Question: If a language dies, does knowledge die with it?
Indigenous Societies
History
Language
Although, knowledge does not seem to die along with a language (previous examples), the loss of a language could result in the loss of culture and sense of belonging.
Although, they personally experienced a loss of culture and a loss of language, the knowledge from their language and culture is still back in their home country where thousands of others are probably still familiar with it.
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Being taken from their home land and being forced to adjust to a new place led to the loss of culture and loss of language. Slaves were put on boats with others who spoke different dialects or languages so they couldn't communicate with each other.
language
Knowledge derived from dead languages of ancient societies is still alive in modern times and will continue to have a lasting impact on generations to come.
That knowledge that was derived influenced modern medicine and still has an impact on medicine today (advanced knowledge of anatomy and surgery)
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Ancient Egyptians wrote their medical practices (herbal, etc.) on papyrus. Those papyrus were deciphered by experts who could read hieroglyphics.
Art
Sensory perception
If a language dies knowledge does not die with it because through the use of language on an art piece, we learn more about past history and how some things came to be.
Learning about past history specifically Latin, has impacts on classrooms and education in general as many terms we use derive from the Latin language (so basically the knowledge deriving from Latin).
Death of Harold, Bayeux Tapestry
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Art allows for the expression of not only emotions, but past events that have happened and much more. (It lets us learn more about history/historical events that have happened in the past)
Sensory perception
If a language dies knowledge does not die with it because Art can be deciphered through sensory perception and translated through different languages for people to understand.
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The knowledge gained and passed onto others from the memory board can and will continue to be passed down for generations, and they will too, gain knowledge derived from an art piece.
Art can be expressed orally. In the Lukasa memory board, the oral speaker is the only one who is able to read the memory board and they then tell the rest of their tribe about their past history, important events, etc. in their native language.
NOTE : Slaves were put on ships with other who had spoke different languages and dialects.. led to loss of language within them.. loss of culture
NOTE: Deciphering Hieroglyphics on medical papyrus led to renowned medical discoveries that have influenced medicine/healthcare used in modern times...
NOTE: The storyteller reads the memory board to tell the people of their tribe their history, dates of important things, etc. The knowledge of their past history has not died as they still have a storyteller (correlates with reason #1)
NOTE: People who are able to read Latin translated the phrase on the art piece which let us know the history behind the death of Harold and when he died/at what age
