is a good thing just like species diversity is. Losing various species of plants or animals means losing potentially valuable chemicals, drugs, etc. Losing languages means loss of potentially valuable ideas and viewpoints. We don't really know what good any of this will do us, but something might prove useful, which makes the effort worthwhile.
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is a good thing just like species diversity is. Losing various species of plants or animals means losing potentially valuable chemicals, drugs, etc. Losing languages means loss of potentially valuable ideas and viewpoints. We don't really know what good any of this will do us, but something might prove useful, which makes the effort worthwhile.