English Learning for Curious Minds

There are 7,000 languages spoken across the world.

Yet 80% of the population speaks just 1.1% of the languages, and 43% of the languages are endangered.

What happens when they die out?

Full transcript, key vocabulary, and bonus episodes available on www.leonardoenglish.com

Show Notes

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There are 7,000 languages spoken across the world.

Yet 80% of the population speaks just 1.1% of the languages, and 43% of the languages are endangered.

What happens when they die out?

In today's episode we cover:

  • How people feel differently when speaking different languages
  • The 12 'dominant' world languages
  • Why have certain languages dominated?
  • Why do languages die out?
  • When the last two speakers of a language hate each other
  • Dying languages in the UK
  • Hawaiian - a revival success story
  • Reviving a dead language
  • Written vs. oral languages
  • Should we save languages?
  • Why language is a part of culture

Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/dying-languages

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What is English Learning for Curious Minds?

Are you looking for a more interesting way to learn English?

English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast for intermediate-advanced English learners.

Learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English.

Every episode comes with an interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary and is spoken at a speed you can understand.

Join listeners from 189 countries and discover a more interesting way of improving your English.

Find the bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles, key vocabulary, and more at www.leonardoenglish.com