Name: Don't kill your language
Uploaded: 2014-01-06T16:31:34Z
Duration: 13 min 58 s
Description: More and more, English is a global language; speaking it is perceived as a sign of being modern. But -- what do we lose when we leave behind our mother tongues? Suzanne Talhouk makes an impassioned case to love your own language, and to cherish what it can express that no other language can. In Arabic with subtitles.

More and more, English is a global language; speaking it is perceived as a sign of being modern. But -- what do we lose when we leave behind our mother tongues? Suzanne Talhouk makes an impassioned case to love your own language, and to cherish what it can express that no other language can. In Arabic with subtitles.

Suzanne Talhouk: Don't kill your language

Don't kill your language

Mastery of one's mother tongue is crucial for creative expression in other languages, underpinning cultural identity and intellect.

The story of Suzanne trying to explain 'toqborni' to her French husband illustrates the unique emotional depth of mother languages.

Urges preserving Arabic by integrating it into modern life, refuting the notion that embracing one's language is backwardness.