Losing our tongue: The rise and fall of languages
The decline of some languages was probably expected by India’s policymakers because the facilities provided for language ...
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Vanishing Voices
Within the next century, linguists think, nearly half of the world’s current stock of languages may disappear. More than a thousand are listed as critically or severely endangered—teetering on ...
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Why languages go extinct – and why it matters
Debunking the “survival of the fittest” account, she notes that languages disappear for the most part because they are made to. In North America, once home to 693 known languages, only 71 are ...
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Driving literacy through linguistic diversity and mother-language based learning
Since 1967, the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes have rewarded excellence and innovation in the field of literacy. The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize, established in 1989, with the support of ...
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Emulate Yorubas, save Igbo language from extinction – Women group advises Igbos
An Igbo group, Igbo Woman Assembly, IWA, has raised the alarm that the spoken Igbo language may disappear in the next few years if nothing is done.