Does a language die every two weeks? 1b4w3

Researchers have catalogued 7,164 languages spoken around the world - some are used daily by...

Researchers have catalogued 7,164 languages spoken around the world - some are used daily by billions. Half are spoken by less than 8000 people. The death of a language, when it’s no longer spoken as a first language by anyone living is a deeply significant moment in the cultural life of communities.
Multiple sources including the UN and National Geographic magazine have claimed this happens every two weeks. But we have reasons to be suspicious about that statistic. Gary Simons, executive editor of the Ethnologue language catalogue, explains where this idea came from.
Presenter: Kate Lamble Producer: Debbie Richford Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Nigel Appleton Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

Is planet Earth getting greener? 10 meses 10:42 Are companies making more money from their customers? 9 meses 08:57 Do we eat a credit card's worth of microplastic each week? 9 meses 08:58 Where have Cuba’s people gone? 9 meses 09:09 Exclusions, black holes and dividing by zero 9 meses 29:01 Ver más en APP Comentarios del episodio 6dv45