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LLD Defined Defining the term “languages of limited diffusion” (LLD) is a little harder than it looks because there are a variety of perspectives used when looking at LLDs. Most broadly, an LLD is any language in a geographic area in the U.S.--like a city, county or region—where the population of speakers is relatively small. A specific language like French may be an LLD in Ames, Iowa but not in New York City. Another way to look at LLD is that a language has only a small population in its country of origin. A language like Munduruku is an example of this perspective. LLDs can be further subdivided between languages with a rich history of writing and many available resources (dictionaries, grammars, medical books) in contrast to groups without this as well as low levels of literacy and education for the speakers. Past Projects: #GLAD23 - Q&A with Veronica Costea. Click Here for more information.
The Languages of Limited Diffusion (LLD) Workgroup is developing a Resource Data Base for the use of interpreter trainers in need of a range of resources such as Web sites, dictionaries, glossaries, and others. We will update the LLD Resource Database monthly. To search the EXCEL database use ctrl f and type your keyword like 'Arabic' or 'kidney'.
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