单词 | language death |
释义 | > as lemmaslanguage death language death n. Linguistics the process or phenomenon whereby a language, usually that of a cultural minority, disappears or falls into disuse. ΚΠ 1972 W. Dressler in Papers 8th Regional Meeting Chicago Ling. Soc. 448 Language death has been viewed as an extreme case of language contact. The victorious language slowly replaces the dying language. 2003 Oceanic Linguistics 42 218 The possible reasons for language death in Taiwan are diverse but to some extent interrelated. < as lemmas |
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