Dr. Lydia Liu

People begin to move because they cannot live there anymore. You destroy their environment, they move to the city where their languages become homogenized.

People begin to move because they cannot live there anymore. You destroy their environment, they move to the city where their languages become homogenized.

For instance, Papua New Guinea is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. And it is also the most linguistically diverse places in the world.

For instance, Papua New Guinea is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. And it is also the most linguistically diverse places in the world.

Why is that a loss? Well, different people will give different answers. There's the human reason, of course. People are attached to their languages emotionally. They attach to their families and to their communities. So the human element here specifically involves people's breaths, right? Are they able to articulate, utter their own sounds?

Why is that a loss? Well, different people will give different answers. There's the human reason, of course. People are attached to their languages emotionally. They attach to their families and to their communities. So the human element here specifically involves people's breaths, right? Are they able to articulate, utter their own sounds?

We know that more than 40% of the world's estimated 7,000 languages are in danger of disappearing by the end of the century. So we have a real crisis here.

We know that more than 40% of the world's estimated 7,000 languages are in danger of disappearing by the end of the century. So we have a real crisis here.

People begin to move because they cannot live there anymore. You destroy their environment, they move to the city where their languages become homogenized.

For instance, Papua New Guinea is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. And it is also the most linguistically diverse places in the world.

Why is that a loss? Well, different people will give different answers. There's the human reason, of course. People are attached to their languages emotionally. They attach to their families and to their communities. So the human element here specifically involves people's breaths, right? Are they able to articulate, utter their own sounds?

We know that more than 40% of the world's estimated 7,000 languages are in danger of disappearing by the end of the century. So we have a real crisis here.