14.839, Media: Digital Race to Save Languages

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-14-839. Fri Mar 21 2003. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 14.839, Media: Digital Race to Save Languages

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Date:  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 19:55:51 +0100
From:  Kleanthes Grohmann <kleanthes at punksinscience.org>
Subject:  Saving languages

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Date:  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 19:55:51 +0100
From:  Kleanthes Grohmann <kleanthes at punksinscience.org>
Subject:  Saving languages

** Digital race to save languages **

Linguists are turning to the internet to try to save endangered
languages from disappearing forever.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/technology/2857041.stm

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