"Cuando "Cuando muere una muere una

lengua,lengua,las cosas las cosas divinas,divinas,

estrellas, sol y estrellas, sol y luna,las cosas luna,las cosas

humanas,humanas,pensar y pensar y sentir,sentir,

no se reflejan no se reflejan en eso en eso

espejo."espejo."

"When a "When a language dies,language dies,the divine the divine things,things,stars, sun and stars, sun and moon,moon,the human the human things.things.to think and to to think and to feel,feel,are no longer are no longer reflectedreflectedin this mirror."in this mirror."

SIDEBARSIDEBAR

Culture = LanguageCulture = Language

Language = CultureLanguage = Culture

““YOU are the LANGUAGE you YOU are the LANGUAGE you speak.”speak.”

THE “LANGUAGE” THE “LANGUAGE” PATIENTPATIENT

______ LIVING LANGUAGES______ LIVING LANGUAGES

____ HAVE LESS THAN 100 ____ HAVE LESS THAN 100 SPEAKERSSPEAKERS

EVERY ______ A “LANGUAGE EVERY ______ A “LANGUAGE DIES”DIES”

THE “LANGUAGE” THE “LANGUAGE” PATIENTPATIENT

____ % OF ALL LANGUAGES HAVE ____ % OF ALL LANGUAGES HAVE DIED IN THE LAST 500 YEARS.DIED IN THE LAST 500 YEARS.

___ % OF ALL LANGUAGES MAY DIE ___ % OF ALL LANGUAGES MAY DIE THIS CENTURYTHIS CENTURY

___% OF THE WORLD SPEAK JUST ___% OF THE WORLD SPEAK JUST ___% OF THE LANGUAGES___% OF THE LANGUAGES

DIAGNOSISDIAGNOSIS

SMALL POPULATION OF SMALL POPULATION OF SPEAKERSSPEAKERS

CHILDREN NOT SPEAKING THE CHILDREN NOT SPEAKING THE PARENT’S LANGUGE PARENT’S LANGUGE Michael Cahill, SIL Michael Cahill, SIL

Committee for Endangered Languages. Committee for Endangered Languages.

THE ILLNESSTHE ILLNESS ““A language is endangered when its A language is endangered when its

speakersspeakers areare using it in fewer and fewerusing it in fewer and fewer communicativecommunicative

domains and/or are ceasing to pass it on domains and/or are ceasing to pass it on fromfrom

one generation to the next. Languageone generation to the next. Language

endangerment may be the result of endangerment may be the result of externalexternal

developments and policies (whether developments and policies (whether military,military,

economic, religious, cultural, or economic, religious, cultural, or educational), oreducational), or it may be caused by it may be caused by internal factors, such as ainternal factors, such as a community’s community’s negative attitude towards its own negative attitude towards its own language.” (UNESCO)language.” (UNESCO)

THE CAUSETHE CAUSE GENOCIDEGENOCIDE LINGUICIDELINGUICIDE NATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL DISASTERS LANGUAGE SHIFT / LANGUAGE SHIFT /

POPULATION DRIFT POPULATION DRIFT (Displacement)(Displacement)

SOCIO-ECONOMIC (POLITICAL)SOCIO-ECONOMIC (POLITICAL)

IMPORTANT?IMPORTANT?

IF A LANGUAGE FALLS IN THE IF A LANGUAGE FALLS IN THE FORESTFOREST

DOES SHOULD ANYONE CARE?DOES SHOULD ANYONE CARE?

WHY CARE?WHY CARE?

DIVERSITY OF THE DIVERSITY OF THE ETHNOSPHEREETHNOSPHERE

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE IDENTITYIDENTITY REPOSITORY OF HISTORYREPOSITORY OF HISTORY FUTURE PRESERVATIONFUTURE PRESERVATION

THE CURE (language THE CURE (language revival)revival)

POLITICAL EMPOWERMENTPOLITICAL EMPOWERMENT

HUMAN (LANGUAGE) RIGHTSHUMAN (LANGUAGE) RIGHTS

PRESERVATION (UNICODE)PRESERVATION (UNICODE)

CHANGE IN HUMAN “MIND SET”CHANGE IN HUMAN “MIND SET”

Learn a new Learn a new language and get a language and get a new soul.  Czech new soul.  Czech ProverbProverb

There is no such thing There is no such thing as an ugly language. as an ugly language. Today I hear every Today I hear every

language as if it were language as if it were the only one, and when the only one, and when

I hear of one that is I hear of one that is dying, it overwhelms dying, it overwhelms me as though it were me as though it were

the death of the earth the death of the earth Elias CanettiElias Canetti

Interesting WebsitesInteresting Websites http://linguistlist.orghttp://linguistlist.org http://thelinguists.comhttp://thelinguists.com www.nativevillage.orgwww.nativevillage.org www.ethnologue.comwww.ethnologue.com Foundation for Endangered languagesFoundation for Endangered languages www.ted.comwww.ted.com / / www.rosettaproject.orgwww.rosettaproject.org www.universe.dailylife.comwww.universe.dailylife.com (Jonathan Harris) (Jonathan Harris)

http://fsckorea.ning.comhttp://fsckorea.ning.com (additional (additional info.)info.)

http://eflclassroom.ning.com