The Foundation for Endangered Languages is a
non-profit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
, registered as Charity 1070616 in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
and
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
, founded in 1996. Its current chairman is
Nicholas Ostler
Nicholas Ostler (; born 20 May 1952) is a British scholar and author.
Biography and work
Ostler studied at Balliol College, Oxford, where he received degrees in Greek, Latin, philosophy, and economics. He later studied under Noam Chomsky at ...
.
It exists to support, enable, and assist the documentation, protection, and promotion of
endangered languages
An endangered language or moribund language is a language that is at risk of disappearing as its speakers die out or shift to speaking other languages. Language loss occurs when the language has no more native speakers and becomes a "dead langu ...
.
The Foundation awards small grants (of the order of US$1,000) for all kinds of projects that fall within this remit. It also publishes a newsletter, ''OGMIOS: Newsletter of Foundation for Endangered Languages'', and hosts an annual conference, with proceedings that are available as published volumes.
External links
Foundation for Endangered Languages web site
Educational charities based in the United Kingdom
Endangered languages projects
Linguistics organizations
Organizations established in 1996
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