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Hardcover Dying Words: Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us Book

ISBN: 0631233059

ISBN13: 9780631233053

Dying Words: Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us

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The next century will see more than half of the world's 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result. Explores the unique philosophy, knowledge, and cultural assumptions of languages, and their impact on our collective intellectual heritage Questions why such...

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