Linguistic Diversity Index
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Linguistic diversity index (LDI) or Greenberg’s diversity index is an index to measure how diverse a country’s language
s are. It is on a scale of 1 to 0 with 1 indicating total diversity (that is, no two people have the same mother tongue) 0 indicates no diversity at all (that is, everyone has the same mother tongue). The computation of the diversity index is based on the population of each language as a proportion of the total population. The index cannot fully account for the vitality of languages. Also, The distinction between a language and a dialect
is fluid and often political. A great number of languages are considered to be dialects of another language by some experts and separate languages by others.
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
s are. It is on a scale of 1 to 0 with 1 indicating total diversity (that is, no two people have the same mother tongue) 0 indicates no diversity at all (that is, everyone has the same mother tongue). The computation of the diversity index is based on the population of each language as a proportion of the total population. The index cannot fully account for the vitality of languages. Also, The distinction between a language and a dialect
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
is fluid and often political. A great number of languages are considered to be dialects of another language by some experts and separate languages by others.
