LANGUAGES MATTER: CHINESE LANGUAGE MATTERS NOW

Abstract

Language is the greatest attribute that characterizes human beings. It is a vehicle for culture, education, knowledge, learning and training, love…..anything. Language is vital to human existence. It is also a means by which we control, create and preserve culture. Man cannot function well without a language. Language is the most important possession and characteristic of the human beings. It is a system of communication by written or spoken words used by the people of an area. “It makes it possible for men to transits knowledge across space and time†(Nwadike 2008). It is said that 21st century belongs to China and that makes the learning of Chinese language a very important matter now. This study is divided into introduction, what is language, functions of language, Chinese language, Chinese language: taking a global status, and conclusion.