<font><font face="georgia,serif">March 05, 2012<br><br>Technology Rescues Dying Languages<br><br>Tribal teens now texting in native tongue<br><br>Tom Banse | Vancouver, Canada<br>[media link available]<br><br>In our interconnected world, global languages like English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly dominant. <br>
<br>But there are some 7,000 other languages spoken around the world and linguists say up to half of them are at risk of disappearing by the end of the century. That works out to one language going extinct every two weeks. <br>
<br>Now, some defenders are turning to technology in hopes of reversing that trend.<br><br>Access full article below:<br><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Technology-Comes-to-Rescue-of-Dying-Languages-141414953.html">http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Technology-Comes-to-Rescue-of-Dying-Languages-141414953.html</a><br>
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