22.1195, Qs: Seeking a Rate of Language Extinction Data Set

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Subject: 22.1195, Qs: Seeking a Rate of Language Extinction Data Set

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Date: 08-Mar-2011
From: Roy Salume [roys at accurim.com]
Subject: Seeking a Rate of Language Extinction Data Set
 

	
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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:40:17
From: Roy Salume [roys at accurim.com]
Subject: Seeking a Rate of Language Extinction Data Set

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Is there a recent data set that documents the rate of language 
extinction/threat over the last several decades? This data would 
document the rate of threat in a year-by-year or decade-by-decade 
basis.

Data along these lines would allow me to highlight the increased threat 
to these languages over time. I seek to plot the rate of extinction/threat 
against possible contributing factors such as urbanization, 
concentration of populations, and globalization trends.

I realize that documenting what may no longer exist is somewhat 
problematic. However, any leads to pertinent data in this subject area 
would be appreciated. Thank you,

Roy Salume
Masters Candidate
University of San Francisco 

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
                     Language Documentation


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