Endangered Species Pdf The paper assesses the endangerment of languages listed in the catalogue of endangered languages (elcat) through the development and application of the language endangerment index (lei). Elp features the catalogue of endangered languages (elcat), which aims to provide reliable and up to date information on the endangered languages of the world, including the extent of endangerment for every language listed in the cata logue, as well as resources for community members, scholars, language activists, and the general public.
Endangered Species Pdf Languageinsociety45, 293 300. doi:10.1017 s0047404515000950 aresponseto 4 assessinglevelsofendangermentinthecatalogue ofendangeredlanguages(elcat)usingthelanguage. A response to ‘assessing levels of endangerment in the catalogue of endangered languages (elcat) using the language endangerment index (lei )’, by nala huiying lee and john van way. Abstract: fishman's 8 level graded intergenerational disruption scale (gids) has served as the seminal and best known evaluative framework of language endangerment for nearly two decades. it has provided the theoretical underpinnings for most practitioners of language. Language in society 45, 271–292. doi:10.1017 s0047404515000962 discussion assessing levels of endangerment in the catalogue of endangered languages (elcat) using the language endangerment index (lei) nala huiying lee national university of singapore department of english language and literature faculty of arts & social sciences blk as5, 7.
Endangered Species Pdf Abstract: fishman's 8 level graded intergenerational disruption scale (gids) has served as the seminal and best known evaluative framework of language endangerment for nearly two decades. it has provided the theoretical underpinnings for most practitioners of language. Language in society 45, 271–292. doi:10.1017 s0047404515000962 discussion assessing levels of endangerment in the catalogue of endangered languages (elcat) using the language endangerment index (lei) nala huiying lee national university of singapore department of english language and literature faculty of arts & social sciences blk as5, 7. Of the roughly 7,100 languages spoken today, 3,197, or 45%, are included in the catalogue of endangered languages (elcat), a four year project by the university of hawai‘i and eastern michigan university to compile all available information on the vitality of every endangered language. This article addresses the development of the language endangerment index (lei). based on four factors (intergenerational transmission, absolute number of speakers, speaker number trends, and domains of use), this index is different from other methods of assessment in several ways, especially as it can be used even if limited information is. Goal: to report on findings from the catalogue of endangered languages (elcat) to date – on new knowledge produced by the catalogue. we ask, did you know? (1) over 3,000 languages are endangered (3176, 46%). (2) 639 languages are extinct – 227 of known extinct languages became extinct recently, since 1960 (35.5% of all extinct languages, 9. Quantitative measurements are needed to compare language vitality across a variety of contexts around the globe, and can be used as a parallel to measurements of other forms of threats to.