A restricted freedom of choice: Linguistic diversity in the digital landscape

Abstract

The freedom of choosing what language to use in various contexts is restricted by a wide range of non-linguistic factors. One often-overlooked factor is the availability of a digital infrastructure for the languages in question. To put it bluntly: With no keyboard layout available there also will be no texts written. The article looks at different aspects related to minority languages and digital linguistic resources.

Keywords

• language choice
• digital infrastructure
• minority languages