SDLC 105: Discussion Post #8

[Justina Morris]

Languages often become extinct when the speakers of that language no longer use it anymore or pass it on. This could be caused by a culture that slowly dies out because of natural disasters, invasion and the integration and influence of other languages which can change it to something new. Linguists can help preserve a language by making resources for the language available in the form of texts, sound recordings, promoting the language. A dead language can be studied but it may be hard to bring it back. It would have to be collectively agreed upon to be spoken. Efforts that are currently underway to document linguistic diversity include transcribing the language IPA and collecting texts that display the language.