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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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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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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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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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Perseverance and Partnership SIL International

WebWhen COVID-19 swept through Chad, a country of 15 million in the northern part of Central Africa, many local communities saw the urgent need to warn those around …

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Language and Poverty SIL International

WebIdentity Poverty. Duncan describes identity poverty as “a poverty that is deeply embedded in the psyche of individuals, even whole communities throughout their history. …

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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 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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Mapping Linguistic Vitality and Language Endangerment

WebAbstract: The endangerment and even disappearance of languages, partly due to the effects of globalization and other factors, have been a growing concern for the last 25 years. It is …

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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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International Decade of Indigenous Languages SIL International

WebSIL is pleased that the United Nations has declared 2022-2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. For us, every year is a year of languages because, as the …

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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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Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases SIL International

WebPeople in ethnolinguistic communities are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases due in part to the lack of essential information in the mother tongue. Reading …

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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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On biocultural diversity: Linking language, knowledge, and …

WebOn biocultural diversity: Linking language, knowledge, and the environment. SIL Electronic Book Reviews 2004-007. On biocultural diversity: Linking language, knowledge, and the …

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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 the …

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