seminar conservation endanger language centre theories language learning university bristol department philosophy announce seminar conservation endangered languages friday april st woodland rd bristol bs tb england accord reliable estimate half world s six thousand language become extinct next century furthermore two thousand remain three thousand language threaten during century after next uk startle fact recently receive media attention stimulate partly publication atla world s language edit christopher moseley r e asher routledge rapid decline largely due mixture economic political pressure affect community speak minority language pressure remove generation s motivation communicate traditional language problem languageextinction raise fundamental question value threaten language science humankind general principle justify us strive keep small language alive reason preserve archive form seminar aim primarily academic discipline philosophy ethics anthropology linguistics sociolinguistic cultural history ecology population biology open interest person seminar programme registration desk open a m mapp future world s language mr christopher moseley co editor atla world s language linguistic diversity preserve dr mark pagel dept zoology oxford university want learn native language latin america prof marcelo dascal inst advance study hebrew university jerusalem lunch twice issue welsh second language children under ms sian wyn siencyn language consultant author sound europe orchestrate language revival mr allan wynne jone european bureau lesser used language round table discussion contribution floor seminar registration form register one day seminar bristol university enclose cheque amount state below signature name capital address telephone email accomodation wanted limit amount single bed breakfast accomodation provide near seminar venue cost uk pound per night standard room uk pound en suite room bb night thursday th april bb night friday st april total accomodation registration fee uk pound total please send form cheque payable university bristol ctll graduate study centre woodland road bristol bs tb uk further information contact seminar organiser dan brickley andrew woodfield email centretll bristol ac uk background article topic available email access ctll world wide web page follow internet url http www bri ac uk dept philosophy ctll index html 