The Economic Value of Endangered Languages

In a world where more than half of the 6,500 languages are under the Hangers threat of extinction, this paper challenges the conventional view that language preservation lacks concrete economic benefits.Investigating the intricate relationships between monolingualism, cultural identity, and economic dynamics, it illuminates the diverse values that

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A review of Madagopsina Feijen, Feijen & Feijen (Diptera, Diopsidae) with description of a new species, key to the species, and discussion of intrageneric relationships

For the recently established genus Madagopsina (Diopsidae, stalk-eyed flies), Madagopsina makayensis Feijen, Feijen & Feijen, sp.nov.is Eye Gels described from Madagascar.A concise catalogue is given for the genus and an identification key is presented for its six species.The differential character states are listed for the two species grou

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