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Words of warning: 2,500 languages under threat worldwide | World news | The Guardian - 2 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...endangered-languages-unesco

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Yesterday, at its headquarters in Paris, Unesco unveiled its first comprehensive and online database of the world's endangered tongues. According to its team of specialists, there are around 2,500 languages at risk, including more than 500 considered "critically endangered" and 199 which have fewer than 10 native speakers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Yesterday, at its headquarters in Paris, Unesco unveiled its first comprehensive and online database of the world's endangered tongues. According to its team of specialists, there are around 2,500 languages at risk, including more than 500 considered "critically endangered" and 199 which have fewer than 10 native speakers.</div>

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Ancient tribal language becomes extinct as last speaker dies | World news | guardian.co.uk - 2 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...-language-extinct-speaker-dies

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 04 Feb 10 - Cached

Kathleen Noreisch on 04 Feb 10

Death of Boa Sr, last person fluent in the Bo language of the Andaman Islands, breaks link with 65,000-year-old culture.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Death of Boa Sr, last person fluent in the Bo language of the Andaman Islands, breaks link with 65,000-year-old culture. </div>

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Google Translate adds African languages | World news | theguardian.com - 3 views

www.theguardian.com/...le-translate-african-languages

ib_geog2009 Global Interactions Shrinking world Sociocultural exchanges languages african language Africa culture cultural diffusion cultural traits

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Quebec language police try to ban 'pasta' from Italian restaurant menu | World news | g... - 4 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...ebec-language-police-ban-pasta

Political outcomes ib_geog2009 Global Interactions language Sociocultural exchanges french quebecois nationalism

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Spanish overtakes German as languages decline finally halts - Education News - Educatio... - 0 views

www.independent.co.uk/...ine-finally-halts-1050588.html

ib_geog2009 Global Interactions Shrinking world Sociocultural exchanges german language Germany

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German language finds English voice | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...-language-english-words-leaken

ib_geog2009 Global Interactions Shrinking world Sociocultural exchanges german language Germany english

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539 - Vive le tweet! A Map of Twitter's Languages | Strange Maps | Big Think - 2 views

bigthink.com/41004

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Matt Podbury on 16 Dec 11

A Map of Twitter's Languages

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Mind your language: German linguists oppose influx of English words | World news | The ... - 2 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...-language-anglicisms-challenge

ib_geog2009 language Sociocultural exchanges german english

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Atlas on Endangered Languages - 3 views

portal.unesco.org/...=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

endangered Sociocultural exchanges

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Matt Podbury on 18 Mar 11

Cultural Diffusion - Languages

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BBC News - English or Hinglish - which will India choose? - 3 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...magazine-20500312

Sociocultural exchanges

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Cultural diffusion of language - English & India

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Mapped: Twitter Languages in London | Spatial Analysis - 1 views

spatialanalysis.co.uk/...londons-twitter-languages

Sociocultural exchanges

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BBC News - Lost indigenous language revived in Australia - 4 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...world-asia-20066624

ib_geog2009 Global Interactions Sociocultural exchanges language indigenous indigenous_populations Australia

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'Glocalization' rules the world | Marketing | News | Financial Post - 2 views

business.financialpost.com/...glocalization-rules-the-world

ib_geog2009 Global Interactions Political outcomes Local level glocalisation

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targeting messaging to local markets resonated more deeply with con
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adapting the brand to [local consumers'] objectives and what they really value in life,
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“The correlation is very high between glocalization score and brand usage in a market,
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people to perceive a brand as [they would] perceive a person. They need to speak the same language, they need to value the same things.
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good friend
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higher sales,
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physical beauty and being attractive to the opposite sex
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42% of Canadians
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81% of Chinese.
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Being rich and owning prestigious things
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87% of Chinese
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22% of Canadians and Australians, and 27% of Americans
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Colgate is a brand that adapts well to multiple markets, including Canada.
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Nescafé has found the way to communicate a great perception of its coffee, but for triggering different emotions,” she said.
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Social media really talks in the language of the consumer,” she said. “It really helps brands to communicate sharing the values of a local consumer.”
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Economic success drives language extinction -- ScienceDaily - 5 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...140902205228.htm

ib_geog2009 Global Interactions Economic interactions and flows Sociocultural exchanges language development

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BBC News - Nepal's mystery language on the verge of extinction - 1 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...world-asia-17537845

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Living the Language - Al Jazeera English - 1 views

www.aljazeera.com/...livingthelanguage

ib_geog2009 Global Interactions Sociocultural exchanges language australia guatemala canada bolivia new zealand Shrinking world

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BBC News - Tu and Twitter: Is it the end for 'vous' in French? - 3 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...magazine-19499771

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Twitter and the change of the formal French language

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Apple Siri, Google Voice could help save the world's languages | ZDNet - 0 views

www.zdnet.com/...2994

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Linguistic diversity dwindling

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BBC News - The tragedy of dying languages - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8500108.stm

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YouTube - ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD | OFFICIAL RELEASE | 2011 - 7 views

www.youtube.com/watch

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Matt Podbury on 02 Feb 11

Sections suitable and TOK links with the HL GI unit. Great 2 1/2 hr film with some strong language. Interesting topics for debate.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sections suitable and TOK links with the HL GI unit. Great 2 1/2 hr film with some strong language. Interesting topics for debate. </div>

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