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language shift and language loss  

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  • Every year, all over the planet, languages die. Most of us are unaware of this even when it occurs in our own country. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Language Shift and Language Loss]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PMQZ8K8X-3

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