De tal palo tal astilla

Language is identity. It is culture and belonging. It is who we identify as and who we relate to. It represents a hand to others. It means tolerance and diversity. Each language embodies a unique set of ideas, beliefs and traditions that is transmitted from one generation to the next. Languages are unrepeatable, and when one language is lost, all the knowledge that it came with disappears as well, therefore making humanity lose a particular understanding of the world we live in. Indigenous cultures hold the largest linguistic diversity around the world, but sadly also the one that is disappearing the fastest. In their languages we not only find a communication tool, but also, and most importantly, a whole body of knowledge about their speakers´ social system, their laws, and their relation to land and to other living creatures.

 

Así es como empieza el trabajo de fin de grado que mi hija Sofía lleva meses preparando para graduarse en Global Studies por la Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Lleva por título The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 10 in Australia: Linguistic inclusion of endangered languages from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

¡Más orgullosa no puedo estar!