May 30, 2007 at 3:15 am
· Filed under General language learning, Linguistics, Origin of languages, Technology and language learning
There are 6,912 living languages according to the Ethnologue. Of these there are 516 nearly extinct languages. Once language death occurs it’s very hard to resurrect a language because you need real live native speakers. Hebrew and perhaps Cornish are two successful examples of languages resurected. A language is considered living if there are native [...]
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May 6, 2007 at 1:58 am
· Filed under Languages and the world, Learn Russian
Ancient languages
Linguistic diversity in the moutain of tongues by Stephen Boykewich - Life isn’t bad in this North Caucasus mountain town. The air is pure, the view is magnificent, and the centuries-old tradition of silver handiwork guarantees jobs for all.
There is one downside for the 2,000 residents of Kubachi, however. Their neighbors a short donkey ride [...]
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