Sociolinguistics analyzes significant linguistic and social variables and how they impact each other. It provides a necessary basis for realistic and effective language planning and development.
Language & Education
Language and culture are inextricably interwoven. Using or working with a language requires a good understanding of the culture that is associated with and expressed through that language.
Sociolinguistics
Orthography
Orthography development results in acceptable writing systems for non-dominant languages.
Dictionaries
SIL supports multilingual education as it enables ethnolinguistic communities to participate in broader linguistic circles while still functioning fully in the vitality of their own language.