Degree_of_endangerment

Degree of endangerment

Degree of endangerment

Conservation status of a language

Degree of endangerment is an evaluation assigned by UNESCO to the languages in the Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[1] Evaluation is given according to nine criteria, the most important of which is the criterion of language transmission between generations.[2]

The picture shows the dialects of the Romani, which are under threat of disappearance.

Degree of endangerment

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References

  1. [1]
    Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger // UNESCO
  2. [2]
    Christopher Moseley, 2010, Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, Paris, UNESCO


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