Hip-hop, texting may help save world's languages (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

tá’c haláXp (good day),


I imagine that Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velasquez are local celebrities by
now given the heavy news coverage for these two men and their endangered
language situation.  It seems that the reason why this news story gets such
heavy coverage and recycling is because it is such a GOOD STORY to tell!  I
think this is instructive if you are seeking publicity or news coverage,
that is, it is simply not enough to be a speaker of an endangered language,
one must have a truly compelling story to go along with.


Phil Cash Cash

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Monday, June 27, 2011

Silenced voices: Languages dying off around the globe

By Tim Johnson
McClatchy Newspapers
Published: Monday, Jun. 27, 2011 - 11:52 am

AYAPAN, Mexico — Only two people on Earth are known to speak the
Ayapanec language, Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velasquez, old men of few
words who are somewhat indifferent to each other's company.

When Segovia and Velasquez pass away, their language also will go to
the grave. It will mark the demise of a unique way of describing the
lush landscape of southern Mexico, and thinking about the world.

Access full article below:
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/27/3730915/silenced-voices-languages-dying.html
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