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Saving Mother Tongues

International Conference on Indigenous Languages Convenes at UCSB

Friday, February 24, 2012
by MATT KETTMANN (CONTACT)

The global fight to save obscure languages is touching down in a very local
way this week, as UCSB plays host to more than 20 experts from around the
world who have come to discuss the plight to protect mother tongues in
Europe, China, Canada, South Africa, and beyond. With about two indigenous
languages being lost and fading into history every single month, humankind
is losing critical elements of culture at a rapid clip, so there’s never
been a more appropriate time to tackle this often overlooked issue head-on.

Access full article below:
http://www.independent.com/news/2012/feb/24/saving-mother-tongues/
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