The Domestic and International Common Language Database

Tamara Gurevich, Peter Herman, Farid Toubal and Yoto Yotov

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Abstract: We construct a new global database on common language. The data cover 242 countries and territories and are based on information about the speakers of 6,674 languages. We provide 8 bilateral measures reflecting different dimensions of linguistic connections, including common official languages, common native and acquired languages, and linguistic proximity across different languages. A key novelty of the dataset is that it includes consistently defined information on linguistic relationships not only between different countries but within the administrative borders of countries as well.

Keywords: Common language; Ethno-linguistic diversity; Language Data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-08-30
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