Children may struggle to recall basic words in their first language within a couple of months of stopping using it.
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For Indigenous Peoples Day, a scholar of Native American studies explains why understanding the tragic history of Indian boarding schools is important for healing to take place.
Indigenous languages around the world are declining at a rapid rate, but linguists can help language revival by working with communities of native speakers.
The words used to describe the natural world are dwindling - some are even being hijacked and given modern new meanings.
Language attrition can happen to people who live in a foreign context – and it can be embarrassing.
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