A new data crowd-sourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old variety of Greek. Experts consider the language to be a linguistic goldmine and a living bridge to the ancient world.
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2024
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A new generation of young Kurdish folklore collectors is helping to revitalize endangered languages and create a living archive, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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A research team led by Prof. Dr. Klement Tockner, Director General of the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and Professor of Ecosystem Sciences at the Goethe University Frankfurt, has investigated the relationship ...
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Sep 1, 2023
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Half of the world's languages are endangered and more than a thousand are expected to be lost in coming decades. A team at UCL is using animation software to preserve these languages in an entirely new way.
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2023
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A world-first study warns 1,500 endangered languages could no longer be spoken by the end of this century.
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2021
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Ask the average Kiwi on the street about Māori words in New Zealand English, and most will tell you that more and more are being used in everyday language.
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2019
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A new study of the progress made over the last 25 years in documenting and revitalizing endangered languages shows both significant advances and critical shortfalls. The article, "Language documentation twenty-five years ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2018
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Linguist Bonny Sands speaks in clicks. The adjunct faculty member is an expert on click languages, and supports language revitalization efforts through documentation.
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2016
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A University of Adelaide linguistics expert says the revival of an Aboriginal language in South Australia could serve as the first "test case" for the potential mental health benefits of reclaiming "sleeping beauty" languages.
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2015
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New research shows economic growth to be main driver of language extinction and reveals global 'hotspots' where languages are most under threat.
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Sep 3, 2014
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