The Domestic and International Common Language Database

Tamara Gurevich (), Peter Herman, Farid Toubal and Yoto Yotov
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Tamara Gurevich: U.S. International Trade Commission

No 2024-2, School of Economics Working Paper Series from LeBow College of Business, Drexel University

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)
JEL-codes: C54 D60 F14 F19 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2024-03-15
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