Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Linguistic Communities -- Chapter 2. The Linguistic Heritage -- Chapter 3. The Official Status of Languages -- Chapter 4. The Use of Languages in Public Administration -- Chapter 5. Language and Writing -- Chapter 6. Language and Education -- Chapter 7. Languages and the Media -- Chapter 8. Language and Religion -- Chapter 9. Transmission and Intergenerational Use of Language -- Chapter 10. Linguistic Attitudes -- Chapter 11. The Threats to Languages -- Chapter 12. The Future of Languages -- References -- Web References -- Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire -- Appendix 2: Index of Contributors -- Appendix 3: List of Informants -- Appendix 4: Index of Languages, Families and Varieties -- Subject Index