One defends a threatened language for world diversity, not only personal identity.

Evidence

But it is not simply because the Creole language is a component ofmy identity that l am worried about its possible disappearance; it is because the language would also be missing from the radiant sparkle, the fluid equilibrium, and the ability to endure in disorder of the chaos-monde. The way that l defend it must take this into account. — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 514

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the chaos-monde and the grounds of linguistic defense against identity-based essentialism — the reading purpose’s core concern.
• ADDENDUM: Parallel to the trees article’s move of valuing a threatened thing for systemic role rather than sentimental identity.
• XREF: connects to: Total linguistic multiplicity, not selective loyalty, justifies defending all languages — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 503; A language stays rich only through risking contact with other cultures — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 578

Broader Connections

• A language stays rich only through risking contact with other cultures #expands (0.72) — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 578