Assessing levels of endangerment in the Catalogue of Endangered Languages (ELCat) using the Language Endangerment Index (LEI).

The Catalogue of Endangered Languages (ELCat) is the central feature of the Google-powered Endangered Languages Project (endangeredlanguages.com), which is a venue for sharing information and resources on the world's endangered languages and the knowledge contained in them. One key feature of ELCat...

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Publicado en:Language in Society Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 271 - 293
Autores principales: Lee, Nala Huiying, Van Way, John
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cambridge University Press Apr2016
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          National University of Singapore Department of English Language and Literature Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Blk AS5, 7 Arts Link, Singapore 117570 nala.lee@gmail.com
          University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa jvanway@hawaii.edu
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        Foreign language education
        Endangered languages
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        Endangered Languages Project (Organization)
        Computer programming
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