We tend to think of globalization as uniquely modern, a product of 20th century advances in transportation, technology, agriculture, and communication. ... This is also why more than 90% o people alive today speak languages belonging to just a half-dozen language families, derived thousands of years ago from a half dozen languages of the five ancient homelands.
――滋賀県立大学 前期日程/教育学部 (2月25日実施)――2005年