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What is another word for a dead language?

Pronunciation: [ɐ dˈɛd lˈaŋɡwɪd͡ʒ] (IPA)

A dead language is one that is no longer in use as a primary language for communication. Some synonyms for a dead language include extinct language, dormant language, archaic language, and obsolete language. An extinct language refers to a language that has no living native speakers. In contrast, dormant language pertains to a language that is no longer used in daily communication but still has active speakers or scholars who study and maintain it. An archaic language is an old, outdated language that is seldom used, while an obsolete language is one that is no longer in use due to technological advancements and innovations. Despite having different connotations, these synonyms convey the same idea that the language is no longer widely spoken.
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  • A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every one that can read in it.
    William Hazlitt
  • All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.
    Robert Louis Stevenson
  • There are some who call Yiddish a dead language, but so was Hebrew called for two thousand years. It has been revived in our time in a most remarkable, almost miraculous way. Aramaic was certainly a dead language for centuries but then it brought to light the , a work of mysticism of sublime value.
    Isaac Bashevis Singer

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