Most Languages to Vanish by 2100

[jester at PANIX.COM]

> "Most of the world's 6,000-plus languages will have died out by the end of the
> century, experts predicted yesterday. Linguists issued fresh warnings about the perilous
                             ^^^^^^^^^^

Yes, they predicted this yesterday. Two weeks ago, linguists thought
that there would be a growth market in books written in Algonquian,
Breton, Ainu, etc. etc.

Jesse Sheidlower