List of unregulated languages

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Many languages have regulatory bodies which standardize features of orthography, lexicography, and syntax. An example of such an organization is the Real Academia Española, which regulates Spanish. However, many, if not most, languages are unregulated. There are several reasons for this, including the fact that over half of all languages listed in Ethnologue have not been surveyed to ascertain their status as a unique language or dialect of another.[1]

Some languages have non-official regulation. For example, English has no official body, although the Oxford English Dictionary is often considered the authoritative text on English lexical issues. The Japanese Ministry of Education has created the jōyō kanji, a list of 1,945 common characters used in the Japanese media.

[edit] Unregulated Languages

The following list includes some languages without any official regulatory organization(s):

  • English
  • Japanese

[edit] References

  1. ^ Crystal, David. Language Death, 2000, ISBN 0-521-01271-6, Cambridge University Press, p.5


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