Language Quote by David Crystal

Languages are dying at an unprecedented rate. A language dies every 14 days.

— Patricia Ryan

There's a tremendous amount of language loss. Most of the attention is given to indigenous languages, which makes sense, but some of the most…

— Noam Chomsky

When a language die we don't know what we lose with language.

— Patricia Ryan

It is time for dead languages to keep quiet.

— Natalie Clifford Barney

English is big business and languages are dying as never before. Is there a connection? Is this another manifestation of McDonaldisation – the undesirable…

— Patricia Ryan

“When a language dies, a possible world dies with it.”

— George Steiner

If this hast been done to language, I fear to know the fate of all else.

— Michael J. Sullivan

It's haunting to realize that half of the languages of the world are teetering on the brink of extinction.

— Wade Davis

Every two weeks, a language dies. The world is diminished when it loses its human sayings, just as when it loses its diversity of…

— Eduardo Galeano

I doubt that national languages will disappear. In fact, to some extent they're becoming more diverse, like in Europe.

— Noam Chomsky

“The spread of languages shouldn't imply the decay of national languages. There are so many literary and historical memories, so many joys and sorrows…

— Kató Lomb

Each year, in this world, several languages do die out. There are certain languages that have their survival assured for many years, such as…

— Jaume Cabre