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Language death and diversity: philosophical and linguistic implications
- Author(s):
- Lajos Brons (see profile)
- Date:
- 2014
- Subject(s):
- Linguistics, Philosophy
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Language Death, Number of Languages
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6G39X
- Abstract:
- This paper presents a simple model to estimate the number of languages that existed throughout history, and considers philosophical and linguistic implications of the findings. The estimated number is 150,000 plus or minus 50,000. Because only few of those remain, and there is no reason to believe that that remainder is a statistically representative sample, we should be very cautious about universalistic claims based on existing linguistic variation.
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- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article Show details
- Pub. Date:
- 2014
- Journal:
- The Science of Mind (精神科学)
- Volume:
- 52
- Page Range:
- 243 - 260
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 7 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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