Editing Endangered language (section)

===Effects on languages===
During language loss—sometimes referred to as ''obsolescence'' in the linguistic literature—the language that is being lost generally undergoes changes as speakers make their language more similar to the language that they are shifting to. For example, gradually losing grammatical or phonological complexities that are not found in the dominant language.<ref>[[Nancy Dorian|Dorian, Nancy]] C. 1978. The Fate of Morphological Complexity in Language Death: Evidence from East Sutherland Gaelic. ''Language'' Vol. 54, No. 3: 590–609.</ref><ref>Schmidt, Annette. 1985. "The Fate of Ergativity in Dying Dyirbal". ''Language'' Vol. 61, No. 2: 378–396.</ref>