Endangered language — An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use. If it loses all its native speakers, it becomes a dead language. If eventually no one speaks the language at all it becomes an extinct language . The total number of… … Wikipedia
Language revitalization — is the attempt by interested parties, including individuals, cultural or community groups, governments, or political authorities, to recover the spoken use of a language that is endangered, moribund, or no longer spoken. Language death is the… … Wikipedia
Bullom So language — language name=Bullom So states=Guinea, Sierra Leone region=coast of Guinea, near the Sierra Leone border speakers=500 (1998); near extinction familycolor=Niger Congo fam2=Atlantic Congo fam3=Atlantic fam4=Southern fam5=Mel fam6=Bullom Kissi… … Wikipedia
Peter Ladefoged — Peter Nielsen Ladefoged (IPA en|ˈlædɨfoʊɡɨd [Based on Ladefoged s own transcription in the 2001 edition of his book Vowels and consonants: an introduction to the sounds of languages (page 74).] ; September 17, 1925 – January 24, 2006) was an… … Wikipedia
Speech scroll — A speech scroll, also called a banderole in Western art history, is an illustrative device used to denote speech, song, or, in rarer cases, other types of sound. Developed independently on two continents, the device was in use by European… … Wikipedia
Native American Languages Act of 1990 — 101st United States Congress PUBLIC LAW 101 477 October. 30, 1990 TITLE I NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES ACT Enacted by Congress … Wikipedia
Dennis Holt — Born October 6, 1942 (1942 10 06) (age 69) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation … Wikipedia
Douglas Whalen — Douglas H. Whalen is an American linguist who is presently a program officer at the National Science Foundation where he is affiliated with the Cognitive Neuroscience,[1] Documenting Endangered Languages,[2] and Linguistics[3] programs. He is… … Wikipedia
Linguapax Institute — The Linguapax Institute is a non governmental organization based in Barcelona, Spain, that is dedicated to the preservation and promotion linguistic diversity worldwide. [ [http://www.linguapax.org/en/queang.html Linguapax.org, What is Linguapax? … Wikipedia
Bullom So — Gesprochen in Guinea, Sierra Leone (Küste von Guinea, nahe der sierraleonesischen Grenze) Sprecher 500 (1998) Linguistische Klassifikation Niger Kongo Atlantic–Congo Limba–Mel Mel Bullom–Kissi Bul … Deutsch Wikipedia
