Extinct Language (Classification) a language that lost all of its native, first-language speakers in the last few centuries
Extinct Language is a term in Comparative Linguistics that commonly means "a language that lost all of its native, first-language speakers in the last few centuries." (See also: ISO 639-3 Individual Language Types). This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Classification.
Website definitions of Extinct Language
Source: ISO 639-3 (https://iso639-3.sil.org)
"Types of individual languages"
Extinct languages: A language is listed as extinct if it has gone extinct in recent times. (e.g. in the last few centuries). The criteria for identifying distinct languages in these case are based on intelligibility (as defined for individual languages).
SIL International Contributors, "ISO 693-3: Types of individual languages," accessed August 12, 2023, https://iso639-3.sil.org/about/types. [Visit]
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PsychLing Contributors. "Extinct Language." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 18 Sep. 2023, psylng.org/glossary/term/extinct-language. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
PsychLing (2023, September 18). Extinct Language. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/glossary/term/extinct-language
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