Community languages under threat due to lack of support

Advantages of Australia's multilingualism could be lost due to lack of support for languages.

Dünya çapında toplumlarda çok kültürlülük arttıkça, bazı diller kalboluyor. Avustralya'da çok dilli çocuk yetiştirmek mümkün. Source: Getty

A new report is warning the loss of languages in the second and third generations of migrant communities could threaten economies and communities. The report asks the question, "What are languages worth?"



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