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Linguicide




Linguicide or '''Linguistic Genocide''' is a term describing the intentional causing of the Death Of A Language . It is also used as a derogatory term to describe unintentional death of languages through competition and other mechanisms.

Some of the mechanisms leading to the death of languages include:

  • imposition or prohibition of a language by state authorities

  • linguistic competition (e.g. English vs. French in Scientific Publication s)

  • natural decline in populations that speak the language

  • a colonial era language overwhelming the indiginous people's languages, i.e. The Americas and Oceania.



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