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The Death of Languages - Coggle Diagram

- - - - ~7,000 languages worldwide
      - Top 5 dominate (Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi, English, Arabic)
    - - 50–90% may disappear by 2100
      - Many languages spoken by very few people
    - - Europe: ~200 languages
      - Asia: ~2,000
      - Papua New Guinea: 800+
      - 25% in serious danger
- - - - Small nations spread
      - Colonization
    - - Some languages forbidden
      - Social pressure
    - - One language gains higher status
      - Used in education & law
    - - Trade & economy
      - Strong economies spread their language
    - - Move to cities
      - Need common language
- - - - British Empire influence
      - U.S. economic power
      - English as global language
    - - Few languages dominate
      - Others decline
- - - - Loss of grammar & pronunciation
      - Loss of cultural knowledge
      - Loss of identity
    - - No need to use language
      - Eventually stops existing
- - - - Education
      - Official recognition
      - Social support
    - - Decline (1891–1961)
      - Welsh Language Society
      - Official language status
      - Education in Welsh
      - Welsh TV channels
      - 80% can now use it