National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia, Moscow,melkumov.arsen98@gmail.com, hydra71@mail.ru, avprakht@edu.hse.ru, ampoletta@gmail.com, krlukyanchikova@edu.hse.ru
Disappearing linguistic diversity has been central for the researchers since the mid-twentieth century against the background of globalization, with some languages becoming prestigious and others limited to a particular sphere of use and eventually becoming instinct. This review investigates the disappearing linguistic diversity in the context of multilingualism and intercultural communication. The reasons and outcomes of language extinction are analyzed, the language policies leading to the preservation of cultural heritage and revitalization of endangered and ethnic minority languages are examined, and language change in the context of Covid-19 is explored.
multiculturalism; language and cognition; language picture of the world; language policy; endangered languages; language loss; language revitalization; internet communication
Download textFor citing: Melkumov A.A., Nedelcheva E.P., Prakht A.V., Usynina P.S., Lukianchikova K.R. (2022). The problem of disappearing linguistic diversity in the context of dominant world languages. Ethnopsycholinguistics. Moscow: INION RAN. Vol. 2(9), pp. 61-76. DOI: 10.31249/epl/2022.02.05