When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge by K. David Harrison

When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge

K. David Harrison

304 pages hardcover 2007

6 editions

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It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. The phenomenon known as language death has started to accelerate as the world has grown sm...

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