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What is International Mother Language Day and why was it started?
What is International Mother Language Day and why was it started?
International Mother Language Day is a day started by UNESCO to promote the world's linguistic diversity.
What percentage of the world's languages are predicted to die out by the end of this century?
What percentage of the world's languages are predicted to die out by the end of this century?
90 percent
Why is language loss considered important?
Why is language loss considered important?
Language loss is considered important because it results in the loss of unique expressions of what it means to be human and valuable cultural knowledge.
What are some of the potential effects of language loss?
What are some of the potential effects of language loss?
What did academic David Crystal say about the expression of a unique vision of what it means to be human?
What did academic David Crystal say about the expression of a unique vision of what it means to be human?
What are some potential consequences of the rapid loss of languages around the world?
What are some potential consequences of the rapid loss of languages around the world?
What is the purpose of International Mother Language Day?
What is the purpose of International Mother Language Day?
Why is language loss considered culturally devastating?
Why is language loss considered culturally devastating?
What are some examples of the knowledge that can be unlocked through the preservation of languages?
What are some examples of the knowledge that can be unlocked through the preservation of languages?
What is the grim prediction regarding the number of languages that might die out by the end of this century?
What is the grim prediction regarding the number of languages that might die out by the end of this century?
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