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Language loss is often a reluctant choice made to escape violence, not a willing choice made to gain benefits.
A new mathematical model shows the numbers able to speak te reo Māori will likely keep growing – as long as the right government policies and public support are maintained.
Social media is giving a new lifeline to Bhutan’s native languages, which do not have written script and lack proper documentation.
A new, extensive database of language grammars from around the world indicates an alarming trend of global language loss.
Children may struggle to recall basic words in their first language within a couple of months of stopping using it.
For Indigenous Peoples Day, a scholar of Native American studies explains why understanding the tragic history of Indian boarding schools is important for healing to take place.
Indigenous languages around the world are declining at a rapid rate, but linguists can help language revival by working with communities of native speakers.
The words used to describe the natural world are dwindling - some are even being hijacked and given modern new meanings.
Language attrition can happen to people who live in a foreign context – and it can be embarrassing.
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Professor of Linguistics, University of York
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Professor of History, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Associate Professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Postdoctoral researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Senior Lecturer, Linguistics, University of Waikato
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Professor in Children's Literature, University of Waikato
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Senior Lecturer of English Language and Linguistics, University of Portsmouth
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PhD Candidate in Language and Politics, University of New England
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Senior Practitioner Fellow in the Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication, Birkbeck, University of London
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Postgraduate Researcher in Psycholinguistics, University of York
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PhD Candidate, School of Information Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Lecturer in Linguistics, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Fellow of Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University; University of New England