Russ Rymer, the author of the article, Vanishing Languages on National Geographic, predicts that the world will only have 7,000 languages left in 2012 after most of the other languages have assimilated English, Spanish, or Mandarin. He also states that 78% of people speak a language in the 85 largest languages in the world.
In his article, he gives many examples of different languages dying off due to the top three languages. I encourage if you have the time, and the interest, to read this article, since the stories are quite interesting!
Rymer, Russ. "Vanishing Languages." - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine. National Geographic Society. July 2012. Web. 26. May 2014.
In his article, he gives many examples of different languages dying off due to the top three languages. I encourage if you have the time, and the interest, to read this article, since the stories are quite interesting!
Rymer, Russ. "Vanishing Languages." - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine. National Geographic Society. July 2012. Web. 26. May 2014.