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Language endangerment: Using analytical methods from conservation biology to illuminate loss of linguistic diversity [PDF]
Cambridge Prisms: Extinction, 2023 Language diversity is under threat, with between a third to a half of all languages considered endangered, and predicted rates of loss equivalent to one language per month for the rest of the century.
Lindell Bromham
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The network nature of language endangerment hotspots [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Language endangerment is one of the most urgent issues of the twenty-first century. Languages are disappearing at unprecedented rates, with dire consequences that affect speaker communities, scientific community and humanity.
Nala H. Lee +2 more
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Metaphors of language: the Vepsian ecology challenges an international paradigm [PDF]
Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2015 At present Veps, a Finno-Ugric minority in north-western Russia, live in three different administrative regions, i.e., the Republic of Karelia, and the Leningrad and Vologda Oblasts.
Laura Siragusa
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LANGUAGE ENDANGERMENT IN INDONESIA
International Journal of Education, 2014 In Indonesia, language endangerment is primarily related to language shift. Data show that the most important symptoms of language shift and of the vitality of a language are number and quality of the domains in which it is used and transmitted.
Michael C. Ewing
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Projected speaker numbers and dormancy risks of Canada’s Indigenous languages [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceUNESCO launched the International Decade of Indigenous Languages in 2022 to draw attention to the impending loss of nearly half of the world’s linguistic diversity.
Michaël Boissonneault +3 more
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IJOTL-TL (Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching and Linguistics), 2023 Globally, languages are disappearing at an unprecedented rate. People who belong to language groups must be aware of the factors that lead to language extinction or endangerment to make effective choices about how to preserve the language's future. This
Melanie Brangan, Christine Ferrer
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Open Linguistics, 2021 Scales or measurements of vitality propose various factors to assess the degree of endangerment of a language. Using these measurements offers important insights into the maintenance of a language and identifies the areas in need of support.
Gomashie Grace A., Terborg Roland
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Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2023 Globally, languages are disappearing at an unprecedented rate. To establish successful strategic options on how to protect the language's survival, members of linguistic communities must be knowledgeable of the reasons for language extinction or ...
Christine N. Ferrer, Melanie Q. Brangan
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Bible translations for the minorities’ languages today: A biblical theological exploration
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 The contemporary world is a harsh environment for many languages and cultures. Globalisation is one of the powerful forces that are increasing the pressure on some languages to become extinct.
Tshitangoni C. Rabali
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Language attitudes in Kom and Mankon Communities : endangerment or perpetuation? [PDF]
Akofena, 2023 : Cameroon defined by its complex multilingual setting and cultural diversity proffers a fertile breeding ground of interesting linguistic phenomena juicy to many researchers.
Linda Songbi
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