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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Did I misread this article? Did the
author really just write that the solution to language
endangerment abroad is for the United States to swoop in with
funding for Rosetta Stone products? I wonder how much awareness
the author has of the state of indigenous languages right here in
the good ol' US of A? <br>
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Good eye as always, Phil, for news of language
endangerment/revitalization in the media. Did this article catch
anyone else in their cranky shoes, or just me?<br>
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Lindsay<br>
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On 9/2/12 2:30 PM, Phillip E Cash Cash wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CACL86RzN8N-rb23jte+0YRz17LkJijktb13UAoz4hP4+nXeo8A@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite"><font><font face="georgia,serif">“Half of the 6,000
plus spoken languages today will disappear by the end of the
century.” <br>
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By Eddie Walsh<br>
September 2, 2012<br>
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According to UNESCO, “half of the 6,000 plus spoken languages
today will disappear by the end of the century” if the world
fails to take action to preserve endangered languages.<br>
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The situation in the Pacific is particularly troubling. The
Statistics section under the “Resources” tab of the Atlas of
the World’s Languages in Danger shows that well over a hundred
native languages are listed as vulnerable or endangered in
Pacific ACP (African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States)
countries. If one considers the larger Pacific Islands Forum
region, the number soars to several hundred, with 108
vulnerable and endangered languages in Australia alone.<br>
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href="http://thediplomat.com/sport-culture/2012/09/02/saving-endangered-pacific-languages/">http://thediplomat.com/sport-culture/2012/09/02/saving-endangered-pacific-languages/</a><br>
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