11. These numbers are in decline as the youngest generation no longer learns the language . ( See Language death .) 12. According to language death, " language death . . . occurs when a language loses its last native speaker ." 13. According to language death , " language death . . . occurs when a language loses its last native speaker ." 14. :: : : : : The usual criterion for language death is the dying out of a community of native speakers. 15. By the end of the twentieth century Scots was at an advanced stage of language death over much of Lowland Scotland. 16. One could write an article on language death without mentioning any particular language, but just explaining what causes languages to die. 17. Language death is when speakers of a language die off, and there are no new generations learning to speak this language.18. By the end of the twentieth century, Scots was at an advanced stage of language death over much of Lowland Scotland. 19. Language death , they say, " is symptomatic of cultural death : a way of life disappears with the death of a language ."20. Language death can be fast, when the children are taught to avoid their parents'language for reasons such as work opportunities and social status.
