Comment on The State of the 7,168 Living Languages: 14% are dyingComments−RecycledEle2yOver 90% of the "7,168" languages they mention are slightly different dialects of common languages.Arabic probably makes up 1/3 of those "7,168" languages.I think the claim that there are "7,168" languages is a result of publish-or-perish.
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Over 90% of the "7,168" languages they mention are slightly different dialects of common languages.
Arabic probably makes up 1/3 of those "7,168" languages.
I think the claim that there are "7,168" languages is a result of publish-or-perish.