<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: courier new,courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000'><br><br><br><style>p { margin: 0</style>In the July '12 issue of National Geographic Magazine (pp. 60-93), there is an extensive article, illustrated with magnificent photos, about endangered languages and their cultures. The author is Russ Rymer, known for his book "Genie: a scientific tragedy". Languages discussed are Tuvan (Russia), Aka (India), Seri (Mexico), Euchee (Oklahoma) and Wintu (California). There is also a world map included showing languages at risk.<br><div style="font-family: courier new,courier,monaco,monospace,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000"><br></div><br>-- <br><div><span name="x"></span>Edith A. Moravcsik<br>Professor Emerita of Linguistics<br>Department of Linguistics<br>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br>Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413<br>USA<span name="x"></span><br></div></div></body></html>