| Title |
Digital Language Death
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2013
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0077056 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
András Kornai |
| Abstract |
Of the approximately 7,000 languages spoken today, some 2,500 are generally considered endangered. Here we argue that this consensus figure vastly underestimates the danger of digital language death, in that less than 5% of all languages can still ascend to the digital realm. We present evidence of a massive die-off caused by the digital divide. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 137 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 5% |
| Spain | 7 | 5% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| Italy | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Belgium | 2 | 1% |
| Mexico | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 18 | 13% |
| Unknown | 59 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 116 | 85% |
| Scientists | 15 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 115 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2 | 2% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 105 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 16% |
| Researcher | 14 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 10% |
| Other | 10 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 30 | 26% |
| Unknown | 24 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics | 29 | 25% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 14% |
| Arts and Humanities | 13 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Unknown | 24 | 21% |