A language is alive if people still use it every day. If no one speaks it anymore, the language becomes dead, like a sleeping dragon that never wakes up again. A living language might be used in school or during family conversations, while a dead language is only read in books or carved into ancient stones.
Examples
- An ancient Egyptian scribe writes on paper, but no one speaks Egyptian anymore.
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See also
- Why Do We Say 'Bless You' When You Sneeze?
- What Is the Purpose of a Clock Tower?
- Why Do We Tell Stories?
- Why Do We Have Different Kinds of Music?
- Why Do We Have So Many Different Kinds of Languages?
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