Language diversity is a cultural heritage of the world. Even though approximately 6,000 languages still exist, many minority languages are threatened with extinction in almost every part of the world.
The study focuses on language endangerment in Nigeria presented by the example of Yoruba. The aim of this paper is to present the topic of language endangerment in general concerning the historical background, the classification, the value of languages, and the causes as well as the supports for language endangerment. It is discussed whether Yoruba counts into the category of endangered languages or not.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Language Endangerment in general
2.1 Historical Background
2.2 Classification
2.3 Causes for Language Endangerment
2.4 The Value of Languages
2.5 Supports for Endangered Languages
3 Yoruba as an Endangered Nigerian Language
3.1 Nigerian Languages
3.2 The Yoruba Language
3.3 Causes for the Decline of Yoruba
3.4 Countermeasures for Maintaining Yoruba
4 Conclusion
5 Bibliography
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