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Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th Edition
A comprehensive catalog, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, alphabetically lists the 6,912 known living languages, documenting the world's complex language situations, including endangered languages. This edition uses the first implementation of the ISO 639-3 three-letter language identifiers. The Ethnologue is available as a durable, hardcover volume as well as a browsable online resource.
SIL presents papers on Caribbean, Creole and Pidgin linguistics
Five papers were presented by SIL personnel at a linguistics conference in French Guiana. SIL linguist George Huttar was selected to be an honorary member of the Society for Caribbean Linguistics, which co-hosted the conference with the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics.
Archives and Other News
- August 2008 Papers on minority language dialects presented at dialectology conference
- July 2008 Successful reading program unveiled at 22nd World Congress on Reading
- July 2008 Preserving minority languages—focus of conference on language and literacy
- July 2008 New release of Dai Banna SIL fonts
- July 2008 Spanish-taught courses in linguistics, translation and literacy
- July 2008 Royal Institute of Thailand organizes international conference on language policy in Bangkok
- July 2008 International conference on Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Cyberspace
- July 2008 International conference focuses on mother-tongue-based multilingual education
- June 2008 Language, nationhood and education policies in East Africa addressed
- June 2008 Documentary linguistics seminar in Bantu languages
- More Archives and Other News