Almost all of the study of language endangerment has been with spoken languages.
This is the most common cause of language endangerment.
Is language endangerment a problem?
Generally the accelerated pace of language endangerment is considered to be a problem by linguists and by the speakers.
He specializes in phonology, particularly vowel harmony, and in the study of language endangerment, extinction, and revitalization.
Language activists are looking to reverse the language endangerment in their community but a commitment to the goal is needed for them to continue.
Hotspots are those regions of the world having the greatest linguistic diversity, the greatest language endangerment, and the least-studied languages.
This sometimes leads to language endangerment or extinction.
"Attitudes to languages: the key factor in language endangerment."
Such state and national politics have created conditions for language endangerment.