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Unesco: Languages under threat
Unesco: Languages under threat
Wednesday 22 February 2006, 21:33 Makka Time, 18:33 GMT In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. The day was marked at Unesco headquarters in Paris by a conference on linguistic diversity focusing on the difficulties of African, Asian and American minorities to preserve their traditional tongues. Koichiro Matsuura, Unesco director-general, said: "When a language dies, it is a vision of the world that disappears. "Language is much more than an instrument, considerably more than a tool." He added: "In structuring our thoughts, in coordinating our social relations and in building our relationship with reality, it constitutes a fundamental dimension of the human being." Internet a factor A major part of Unesco's efforts to safeguard languages is aimed at ensuring greater diversity on the internet and in official texts, the organisation said. Today 72% of internet sites are in English, followed by German at just 7%, and French, Japanese and Spanish at 3%. About 90% of the world's languages are not represented at all on the internet, Unesco said. Some 20% of languages have no written version. In Africa - where one-third of the world's languages are spoken - about 80% of these are purely oral, and thus in greater danger of dying out, Unesco said. The African Union has declared 2006 a year of African Languages. |
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Unesco: Languages under threat
Corgi bit me 'nads writes:
In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. So? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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michaelnewportcrapman
So nothing, he posts what he finds that's all
"Mxsmanic" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Corgi bit me 'nads writes: In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. So? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Unesco: Languages under threat
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: Corgi bit me 'nads writes: In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. So? I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Unesco: Languages under threat
Dave Frightens Me writes:
I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares. It's always surprising to see UNESCO climb out of its seemingly perpetual state of slumber. The UNESCO complex always seems as quiet as a tomb, except for the occasional nighttime party. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Unesco: Languages under threat
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:06 +0200, *~* Magda *~*
wrote: On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic ... wrote: ... ... Corgi bit me 'nads writes: ... ... In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out ... ... More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may ... disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation ... Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. ... ... So? ... ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares. Not the devil-may-cares... I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used dialects. The dialect here in Genova is still alive, although no young (under 50) people can speak it without mixing in Italian. It doesn't seem to have been a great tragedy. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Unesco: Languages under threat
Dave Frightens Me wrote: On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:06 +0200, *~* Magda *~* wrote: On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic ... wrote: ... ... Corgi bit me 'nads writes: ... ... In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out ... ... More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may ... disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation ... Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. ... ... So? ... ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares. Not the devil-may-cares... I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used dialects. The dialect here in Genova is still alive, although no young (under 50) people can speak it without mixing in Italian. It doesn't seem to have been a great tragedy. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- you dont know what you've got til its gone...... |
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Unesco: Languages under threat
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:36:40 +0200, *~* Magda *~*
wrote: On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:22:36 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: ... On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:44:06 +0200, *~* Magda *~* ... wrote: ... ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:39:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me ... arranged some electrons, so they looked like ... this: ... ... ... On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:45:53 +0200, Mxsmanic ... ... wrote: ... ... ... ... Corgi bit me 'nads writes: ... ... ... ... In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out ... ... ... ... More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may ... ... disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation ... ... Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. ... ... ... ... So? ... ... ... ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares. ... ... Not the devil-may-cares... ... ... I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used ... dialects. Sure. Who cares when a part of our very culture goes down the drain? Creation, Tradition, Communication, Folklore, History... all ****, isn't it? All of that can occur with whatever language, can't it? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Unesco: Languages under threat
On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:27:23 +0200, *~* Magda *~*
wrote: On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:15:02 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Frightens Me arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: ... ... ... Corgi bit me 'nads writes: ... ... ... ... ... ... In Africa, 80% of oral dialects are in danger of dying out ... ... ... ... ... ... More than half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world today may ... ... ... disappear by the end of the century, the UN cultural organisation ... ... ... Unesco said on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. ... ... ... ... ... ... So? ... ... ... ... ... ... I'll join Mixi at this point to say who really cares. ... ... ... ... Not the devil-may-cares... ... ... ... ... I just can't see the point in trying to preserve numerous under-used ... ... dialects. ... ... Sure. Who cares when a part of our very culture goes down the drain? Creation, Tradition, ... Communication, Folklore, History... all ****, isn't it? ... ... All of that can occur with whatever language, can't it? What's your point? That some languages are not important given that other languages can fulfill their purpose? It's like saying that it does not matter if your wife dies - you can find a replacement. Yes, it's just like that. These things are readily replaceable, just like a pair on boots. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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