Cunning linguist (fwd link)
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Cunning linguist
A look at what it takes to save dying languages
Interview by Adrienne LaFrance
Mar 4, 2009
On March 12, linguists from across the globe will descend on Hawaii to discuss
the loss of language around the world, and how to prevent it. Chair of the
Linguistics Department at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa Nick
Thieberger is one of the conferences organizers and took time to chat with the
Weekly about what languages were losing and what it will take to preserve
entire cultures, one word at a time.
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