Endangered Languages, Multilingualism and Linguistics

As the last century of the present millennium is drawing to a close and the first century of the next one is looming on the horizon, linguistics and the fate of many of the 6000 languages on our planet is poised on a watershed, looking at a changing future.

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Published inDiogenes (English ed.) Vol. 47; no. 185; pp. 56 - 66
Main Author Wurm, Stephen A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.1999
Subjects
Dialectology
Language and culture
Language attrition
Language obsolescence
Language policy
Linguistic geography
Linguistics
Multilingualism
Native language
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Summary:As the last century of the present millennium is drawing to a close and the first century of the next one is looming on the horizon, linguistics and the fate of many of the 6000 languages on our planet is poised on a watershed, looking at a changing future.
ISSN:0392-1921
1467-7695
DOI:10.1177/039219219904718507