Basic ideas
this is a language that is no longer spoken
an extinct language
What is the name of the only revived language
Hebrew
Is it possible to translate a dead language?
Meh, there is no native speaker available to check the quality of the translation. Correctly translating a dead language also includes understanding the associated culture, which, of course, is also extinct. So it not really possible
name one of the main reasons a language goes extinct
Economic, Not passed down, outside threat to spécifique area of language speakers. (political, cultural and geographic)
Why might reviving a dying oral language be difficult
It is much harder to revive a oral language because the language is not "stored" as well as one that is written down
T or F:
Half of the world speaks speaks just 20 languages
True!
why is Preserving an endangered language important
Because language is so much more than a way to communicate—language is a large part of cultures.
What are the characteristics of a dying language?
a relatively small number of speakers, declining numbers of speakers, and speakers all above a certain age
What do we lose if a language dies?
We lose a unique culture and perception of the world
what percentage of the 7,000 languages are endangered
41% or 2,900
What is the key to a language surviving when it is dying out?
The key to survival is that two languages must be spoken by enough people to begin with and they must be sufficiently similar.
What are the benefits of dying languages?
What are the three stages of language death?
'disappearing' for '(definitively) endangered', 'moribund' for 'severely endangered', and 'nearly extinct'
How Can We Help Support Endangered Languages?
1. Creating and Maintaining Language Resources for Every Endangered Language. ...
What language is the mother of all languages?
Sanskrit is the first script and mother of all languages in the world.