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Enabling Healthy Lives Through Local Languages SIL International

WEBOur research estimates that 30% of the world’s population does not have access to basic health information in their local languages. In a world of more than 7,000 spoken and …

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Habits for a Healthy Life SIL International

WEBThey decided they wanted their children to learn how to build better personal health and hygiene habits. As a result, 75 students between the ages of 7-9 explored …

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Endangered Languages SIL International

WEBWhat is an endangered language? A language that is at risk of no longer being used by the younger generation is considered endangered.

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Ethnologue’s newest edition reports vitality of sign languages

WEBThe 17 th edition of the Ethnologue, recently released online,* includes estimates of vitality for all known living languages—currently numbered at over seven thousand. The vitality …

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Improve maternal health SIL International

WEBA mother is better able to care for herself and her family when she is literate in her mother tongue and has access to health information in a language she understands well. …

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Why Languages Matter SIL International

WEBLanguage development facilitates the broader exchange of traditional knowledge as well as making the benefits of global information and communications technologies available. …

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Partnering with Others to Fight COVID-19 SIL International

WEBAs COVID-19 emerged early in 2020, its effects were felt by everyone around the world. Staying informed became the best way to stay healthy, so it was imperative for all …

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SIL Africa receives CCIH health grant SIL International

WEBWith member organizations active in more than 90 countries, Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) selected SIL Africa Learning & Development as one of 17 …

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Translation SIL International

WEBSIL is involved in translation work in partnership with more than one thousand language communities around the world. SIL provides training and technical support for …

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[Translation allows language communities to gain

WEBTranslation allows language communities to access literature from other languages and cultures. SIL’s commitment to scholarship in language development includes research in …

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Language Vitality SIL International

WEBLanguage vitality is demonstrated by the extent that the language is used as a means of communication in various social contexts for specific purposes. The most significant …

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Reading for Life SIL International

WEBTwo Billion People Can't Read in Their Own Language Together, we can change that. Reading means a better life. Being able to read unlocks the doors to new aspects of life, …

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Dictionaries & Lexicography SIL International

WEBIt is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life… to be exposed to censure without hope of praise… Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries…

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Language and Millennium Development Goals SIL International

WEBWhy Languages Matter Meeting Millennium Development Goals through local languages Languages are dynamic because people and their culture constantly adapt in response …

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The identity of Mexican sign as a language SIL International

WEBThe identity of Mexican sign as a language. Esta disertación enfoca la pregunta: ¿Es el lenguaje de signos mexicano (LSM) distinto en sí, con una identidad lingüística y …

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Transforming Communities through Trauma Healing SIL …

WEBRestoring wellbeing through the power of God and the care of others helps people thrive even while they live in difficult circumstances. Traumatic experiences cause spiritual and …

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Review of: Folk medicine in a Philippine municipality: An analysis …

WEBReview of: Folk medicine in a Philippine municipality: An analysis of the system of folk healing in Bay, Laguna, and its implications for the introduction of modern medicine, by …

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K. L. Pike on Etic vs. Emic: A Review and Interview

WEBKenneth L. Pike (1912–2000) Karl J. Franklin (Interviewer), Summer Institute of Linguistics, November 27, 1996 ABSTRACT The terms etic and emic are now well established in …

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