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Linguistic Diversity Linked to Biodiversity
Interdisciplinary researchers report that areas with high biological diversity, such as biodiversity hot spots and high biodiversity wilderness areas, are also home to about 70 percent of the world’s languages. The report, published in...
The World As We Speak Archive
Mandarin Noted as Second Most Spoken Language in Hong Kong
New census reports Mandarin overtakes English in Hong Kong
Shanghainese Fights to Survive in China
Dialects suffer as Chinese government demands Mandarin Chinese as official language
Ce...
International Mother Language Day
Message from
Ms Irina Bokova,
Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day
UNESCO, 21 February 2012
Nelson Mandela once said that “if you talk to a man in a language he understands,
that goes...
Preserving Languages with Technology
Facebook. YouTube. Texting. Just a few of the new technologies that are working to preserve indigenous languages online.
With these advances in technology, many groups are utilizing social media to engage younger members of the...
Inuit App for Children
To help his daughter retain the Inuit language, Vancouver-based Qajaaj Ellsworth has created an online game and application software. The language is indigenous to the North American Arctic as well as parts of subarctic...
Inuit App for Children
To help his daughter retain the Inuit language, Vancouver-based Qajaaj Ellsworth has created an online game and application software. The language is indigenous to the North American Arctic as well as parts of subarctic...
Census Shows Native Languages Count
For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau has compiled four years of data to see how many speakers of North American Native languages reside in the U.S., where they live across the country,...
Celebrating Costa Rica’s Customs
Romy Morales suggests the inclusion of festivals to your itinerary or Spanish culture class
International travelers’ thirst for activities that delve into the genuine culture of their hosts has grown in popularity over recent years....
April 2011
A Land of Contrasts
No matter which party is in power or what time of year it is, there is one thing that you can be sure of in America — whatever your viewpoint; there...
Funds to Document Endangered Languages
Over 30 projects worldwide will receive a total of nearly $4 million to help preserve examples of linguistic diversity
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have announced the...
