Why We Must Save Dying Tongues為什么必須挽救瀕危語言

Over the past century alone， around 400 languages—about one every three months—have gone extinct， and most linguists estimate that 50% of the world’s remaining languages will be gone by the end of this century （some put that figure as high as 90%， however）.

僅僅在過去的一個(gè)世紀(jì)里，就有約400種語言滅絕，也就是大約每三個(gè)月就有一種語言徹底消失。（剩余7145字）