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Language and competition: the cost of losing a language

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There are more than 6,000 languages worldwide, but around half of them are at risk of disappearing before the end of this century. Many smaller languages are simply having a hard time competing against bigger rivals. The extinction of a language is not only seen as a cultural loss; it could also have an economic impact...

BEYOND BUSINESS
By Ali LAIDI / Anne-Sophie PELLEGRY / Juliette IHLER MEYER / Markus KARLSSON
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