There was harmony and peace among the people because there was no need to use different dialects. They were proud and wanted to show their achievement by building a great tower that would reach the heavens. But, the tower was a symbol to God of their arrogance and he saw one language as the culprit of this arrogance. By God’s creation of multiple dialects he shattered the dream of the tower and the harmony that existed. “…the Tower of Babel presents multilingualism as a divine curse meant to hinder our understanding” (McWhorter). A person living in Florida is not going to understand a pure Baltimorean. I witnessed this confusion first hand when my Aunt came to visit. Steven Pinker, author of “Grammar Puss” …show more content…
Languages are ever evolving and English is no exception. The continuation and isolation of these dialects eventually leads to the evolution of an entirely new language that is unintelligible to outside communities. Standardization of English will prevent the extinction of the language, but not hinder the development of the dialects. The usage of a standardized language will promote and ensure productivity, harmony, peace, and equality within a given populace. The Biblical tale the Tower of Babel only supports the notion that with mutual understanding comes great