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From http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/newsline/archives/2007/05/resources_from.html

The Linguistic Society of America (LSA), founded in 1924 to further the scientific study of language, has a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) available via the LSA Web site. These FAQs provide information on a variety of language and linguistics related questions, intended for both a lay audience and for other professionals.

The FAQs are viewable online and can be downloaded as PDFs. They include such questions and topics as:

* How many languages are there in the world?
* What is an endangered language?
* Does the language I speak influence the way I think?
* Is English changing?
* language acquisition
* bilingualism
* linguistics and National Security
* raising bilingual children

(...For the full list of all FAQs, visit http://www.lsadc.org/info/ling-faqs.cfm ).
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