"The Linguists" Premieres at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

Sat Feb 21 14:56:38 UTC 2009

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National Science Foundation

"The Linguists" Premieres at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

The film dramatizes the kind of work involved in reaching indigenous
communities and documenting their languages. It premieres Feb. 21 at
UNESCO headquarters in Paris in conjunction with "International Mother
Language Day," an annual observance intended to promote
multilingualism worldwide.

Full text:

http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114165&org=NSF&from=news

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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