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	Distribution of Languages - Foreign Language Center
		After all, if language learning is a form of investment, people want to be reasonably certain that there will be some kind of return on that investment in the form of use value: they want to be able to use the language in interaction with other people.
		The native language of the entire population is Haitian Creole, a language with a distinct grammar and vocabulary formed at the time of colonization through contact between European settlers and the diverse population of enslaved Africans.
		French is the official language of France, and is used in everyday communication, in education, and in administration by the entire population.
	www.missouristate.edu /vlc/dol/worldlanguages.asp (2254 words)

	Modern Languages and Linguistics Library
		Entries on the major languages and language families of the 20th century, focusing chiefly on their history, writing systems, and the numbers one to ten.
		Atlas of languages of intercultural communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas.
		The first section is a general presentation of the nature of the languages, and the second consists of a catalog of the languages (arranged by language families).
	www.library.uiuc.edu /mdx/bibliogs/linguistics/ClassLang.html (1781 words)

	UNESCO - Education - International Mother Language Day 2002
		The Atlas says the pressure from Chinese is especially strong in the northeast and northwest, western Xinjiang and the far south province of Yunnan.
		The Atlas says that out of the 1,400 or so local languages, between 500 and 600 are on the decline, and 250 are under immediate threat of disappearing.
		Discrimination against these languages lessened in the 1970s, but the "backlash of conservatism and the strengthening of the 'English-only' policies in the 1980s has exacerbated the ongoing extinction of Amerindian languages," the Atlas says.
	www.unesco.org /education/imld_2002/press.shtml (1294 words)

	World of Sulerin - Atlas - 3.5E and 3E monsters, spells, magic items and D&D resources (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A plenitude of languages populate the continent of Irendi.
		The language bears no resemblance to any of the other human languages; the nomadic Sheynar claim that the language was placed on their tongues when they were forged from the elements by their four-faced god.
		The languages presented here are those in which the designated area the language is either prevalent because that is where that races territory is or because there is an especially large population of that race commingled with that of the humans who live in the same area.
	www.sulerin.com.cob-web.org:8888 /atlas/atlas.asp?id=languages (5321 words)

	Atlas languages questionnaire report
		A high percentage recognise that skill in languages gives good job opportunities and, elsewhere, a high proportion say relevance to a career is a factor affecting choice, yet the take up of language study, once the subject is optional, is low.
		There is strong idea that there is such a thing as a "gift" for languages but this does not appear to be a rationalization for failure as it was equally distributed across those who thought they were and those who thought they were not doing well.
		Apart from the language specific skills of language graduates, their expertise in general communication skills is highly valued.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /epd/atlas/atlas-questionnaire-report.htm (2260 words)

	Stocks and families of Mexican languages
		The indigenous languages of Mexico belong to three major groups, sometimes called 'linguistic stocks', besides six 'linguistic families' that are not related to other languages.
		Regardless of the details of family subgroupings, the Otomanguean stock, which includes languages from as far north as the states of Hidalgo and Querétaro (Otomi) and as far south as Nicaragua (Mangue, now extinct), is a group of languages whose potential for the study of language change over the centuries rivals that of Indo-European languages.
		The genetic relationship of the languages which are today known as the Uto-Aztecan language stock was recognized by the late 19th century and firmly established by the middle of the 20th century.
	www.sil.org /mexico/22i-Stocks.htm (1087 words)

	Last Word Looms for Half the World's Languages - Global Policy Forum - Globalization
		Half the world's 6,000 languages are under threat of extinction, a new edition of the 'Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger of Disappearing' warned Thursday to mark International Mother Language Day.
		Reasons given by the Atlas include communities broken up by outside groups who want to extract minerals, timber, and oil from their homelands; and official sanctions against the use of minority languages in schools, local authorities, and the media.
		The Atlas also points out that languages spoken by minority communities can be eroded as part of efforts by parents to encourage their children to adapt to norms set by majority cultures, especially as a means to get a job.
	www.globalpolicy.org /globaliz/cultural/2002/0221mother.htm (578 words)

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		Bernd Heine (University of Cologne; Africa, endangered languages in general; co-editor and co-author of a Language Atlas of Africa to be published by Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin; Director of the Institute of African Languages of the University of Cologne).
		which other language or languages are a threat to them, what is happening to the culture of their speakers, what is the attitude of the remaining speakers to their language, etc, is essential.
		Equally, the endangered languages problem in the world will be given another hard look at the next General Assembly of CIPSH in Harare, Zimbabwe, in September 1992, in the framework of a Symposium on African languages which will be held under the auspices of that General Assembly.
	faculty.ed.umuc.edu /~jmatthew/articles/unesco.html (1183 words)

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		The digital cultural atlas for the Taiwan Austronesian speakers and the vast region beyond is in a process of annotated mapping in the field of Indo-Pacific humanities studies.
		One layer is based on information of the Language Atlas of the Pacific Area (Wurm and Hattori 1981 and 1983).
		The atlas components completed are the Wurm and Hattori 1981 and 1983 data layer based on their published 1980s information.
	www.ecai.org /activities/bangkok2003/ab_blundell.html (175 words)

	Research Guide: Linguistics - Boston College
		This guide is intended to aid students of linguistics in the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department at Boston College in their courses.
		Atlas showing language areas with the background of the peoples and cultures covered with pictures and examples of the language scripts.
		A useful survey of language families, individual languages, and countries where languages are spoken and number of people speaking them.
	www.bc.edu /libraries/research/guides/s-linguistics (756 words)

	scan : language layout - 24 May 1997 - New Scientist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		They spoke their own local language and at least one other language with which they could communicate with people outside the local group.
		The atlas is result of 10 years work by more than 100 researchers and was edited by Stephen Wurm, Peter Mühlhäusler and Darrell Tryon.
		"The language patterns demonstrate there were masses of interconnections between quite remote places." He said the atlas would be useful not only to linguists, but also to people operating aid programmes, the media, politicians and diplomats.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=mg15420837.800 (267 words)

	The SBS Atlas of Languages - smh.com.au
		While the concept of a single person as the last speaker of a language is soul destroying, the good news is that, before his death, Red Thundercloud consciously made himself the last surviving representative of his people.
		He recorded his language for the Smithsonian Institution, including the hunting songs and hymns that were central to what had been a vibrant culture.
		If you love languages or travel (or both) but can't get away, or are put off by foreign wars and viruses, then your problem is solved.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/05/16/1052885400461.html (435 words)

	Atlas of Languages,The, English, Maps, Printed Matter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This global survey of language families, their distribution, spread, and - in some cases - decline is illustrated by a rich variety of maps, photographs, and tables.
		In a detailed account of the language families of each region of the world, interesting and sometimes unique features of grammar and vocabulary are identified and explained.
		The evolution of over 2000 languages is explained and illustrated with specific examples, while photographs of ancient artifacts, manuscripts, monuments, and statues all illustrate the use of various writing systems over the last 5,000 years.
	www.worldlanguage.com /Products/44070.htm (472 words)

	Abbeys Bookshop - SBS Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the W
		The SBS Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the W
		The SBS Atlas of Languages provides a detailed account of the language families of each region of the world, and identifies and explains interesting and sometimes unique features of grammar and vocabulary.
		The evolution of more than 200 languages is explained and illustrated with specific examples, while photographs of ancient artifacts, manuscripts, monuments and statues all illustrate the use of various writing systems over the last 5000 years.Finally the book addresses the issue of disappearing languages, as well as identifying languages that are under threat of extinction.
	www.abbeys.com.au /items.asp?id=233148 (173 words)

	UT Library Online - Research by Subject - Linguistics - Internet Resources
		The Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research (CALPER) at the Pennsylvania State University is one of fourteen National Language Resource Centers in the United States.
		Less than 20 languages are strong, and even these are endangered: the others have been destroyed, live in the memories of the elderly, or are being revived by their communities.
		The MLA Language Map uses data from the 2000 United States census to display the locations and numbers of speakers of thirty languages and three groups of less commonly spoken languages in the United States.
	www.lib.utexas.edu /subject/linguistics/internet.html (885 words)

	individual book page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		[A comprehensive survey of lingue franche, pidgins, creoles, mixed languages, and the various degrees and types of bilingualism that are found or have been attested in the Pacific hemisphere, from Australia and New Guinea through the Pacific Islands, China, and Northeast Asia, to the Americas.
		London & New York: Routledge, 1996] called an “ecological” view of language: Since language contact and intercultural communication is virtually universal, “languages cannot be meaningfully studied as isolated, atemporal and abstract systems, but need to be seen as inseparable from the cultural and historical embedding of their use” (Vol.
		However, some of the same problems that marred Routledge’s Atlas of the World’s Languages—apparently due to inadequate provision being made to correct the proofs—detract from this work as well, although far less pervasively.
	wings.buffalo.edu /linguistics/ssila/books/indbook/b949.htm (361 words)

	Selected Reference Resources for Linguistics: Collections: SSHL
		The Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the World.
		The unique feature of SSCI (along with its counterparts, Arts and Humanities Citation Index—which can also be used for language and linguistics—and Science Citation Index—which may be useful for some of the more computational and neurological aspects of linguistics) is that it provides indexing of articles that have cited other articles or books.
		Classical (Western) languages and philology in general, and Latin and Greek; Byzantine and modern Greek; Medieval and modern Latin.
	sshl.ucsd.edu /collections/lingrefresources.html (1335 words)

	Research Guides: Selected Reference Resources: Linguistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A critically annotated, classified bibliography of reference materials on linguistics in general and on individual languages and language groups.
		Each of the latter four is divided into language and literature sections, often with further subdivisions.
		I.e., you can not just search for articles on a topic, but for documents that have cited a particular article (or book) that is central to your concern, under the theory that research by other scholars who cite that source will also be of interest to you.
	sshl.ucsd.edu /guides/Linguistics.html (1366 words)

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		Atlas offers consulting in the form of expert advice to address issues of technical and creative feasibility, best practice, project risk analysis and return on investment.
		Atlas Design and Technology, Ltd. can exceed all your expectations from art layout, development and production of interactive presentations, to duplication.
		Additionally, Atlas offers services to help aid clients in training to learn basic skillsets required to manage these custom applications.
	www.atlas.cc /services/index.php3 (892 words)

	Indian Languages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Estimates for the number of languages spoken range from over three hundred to well over a thousand, though the bulk of these are dialects of one language or another.
		In other words, Dravidian languages differ significantly from IA ones even at the level of the actual sounds in the language, to say nothing pf how words or sentences are formed.
		Although there is archaeological evidence of written language in India from the third millenium B.C.E., Brahmi, the orthographic ancestor of most modern Indian scripts, appears in the third century B.C.E. as one of the vehicles for the edicts of Ashoka.
	www.english.emory.edu /Bahri/IndLangs.html (1412 words)

	Atlas languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Atlas languages, or more exactly Moroccan Atlas languages, are a subgroup of the Northern Berber languages spoken in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.
		Central Atlas Tamazight language (according to some authors also belonging to the Tashelhiyt group)
		and, according to some authorities, Senhaja de Srair language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlas_languages (79 words)

	Berber languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This state of affairs was protested by Berbers in Morocco and Algeria - especially Kabylie - and is now being addressed in both countries by introducing Berber language education and by recognizing Berber as a "national language",
		Traditional genealogists of tribes claiming Arab origin often claimed that Berbers were Arabs that immigrated from Yemen.
		Most non-Arabic speakers in Mauritania speak Niger-Congo languages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berber_languages (2042 words)

	University of Louisville Libraries
		Short essays on concepts such as deconstruction, ontology, logical positivism, language acquisition in the child, metaphor, truth, relevant logic, pragmatics, and key figures in the philosophy of language field.
		Includes languages spoken by one million or more people and a few that are important for other reasons but are spoken by fewer people or even extinct.
		Overview of the world's languages for the non-specialist which focuses on highlighting unique aspects of a language or language family.
	library.louisville.edu /research/literature/linguistics.htm (389 words)

	Reference Materials - Linguistics Research Guide - UMass Amherst Libraries
		Complete mapping of the 4,000 living languages in the world, including those on the brink of extinction.
		Represents a comprehensive cross-section of languages, ranging from the familiar and well-documented to the relatively obscure.
		Includes the physical and mental processes connected with language, its social and cultural role, and its contribution to related disciplines.
	www.library.umass.edu /subject/linguistics/refmat.html (643 words)

	Foundation For Endangered Languages.
		The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) Executive Committee has voted to establish the Ken Hale Prize to recognize outstanding work and commitment to the documentation and preservation of indigenous languages.
		Stephen was immersed in languages from an early age, and his background on one of the world’s linguistic fault-lines seems to have propelled him into the career he chose and the interests he developed.
		Australia’s own languages were also the subject of Stephen’s attention; in 1961 he was a founder member of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
	www.ogmios.org /1812.htm (1856 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Atlas of Languages: Books: Bernard Comrie,Stephen Matthews,Maria Polinsky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In a detailed account of the language families of each region of the world, this comprehensive work identifies and explains interesting and sometimes unique features of vocabulary and grammar.
		The evolution of more than 200 languages and their deep-seated similarities as well as surprising differences are revealed in clear, precise language.
		This book does not contain a huge amount of detail on each language but provides an overview of the world's languages in a format which is very pleasing to the eye and in language which is accessible to the non-specialist.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0816051232/omniglot-21 (889 words)

	Robert Eklund's Tok Pisin Literature Page
		Mühlhäusler and D.T. Tryon (eds.) Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas, Vol.
		Language and communicative efficiency: the case of Tok Pisin.
		English-derived contact languages in the Pacific in the 19th century (excluding Australia).
	www.ida.liu.se /~g-robek/PNG-TokPisinBibliography.htm (2708 words)

	ATLAS Project : Home
		The annotation ontology at ATLAS' core provides the abstractions on which the rest of the framework is built.
		ATLAS was originally based on the LDC research on Annotation Graphs (also known as ATLAS Level 0).
		Annotation Graphs and ATLAS differ in their philosophy in that Annotation Graphs are optimized for simple annotations of audio signals while ATLAS focuses on genericness and extensibility and is not constrained to a given class of signals.
	www.nist.gov /speech/atlas (666 words)

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