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"When Languages Die" author/linguist K. David Harrison

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Informative conversation with K. David Harrison, assistant professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College near Philadelphia and the author of the new book "When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge". He is the Director of Research at the Living Tongues Institute and was recently featured in the documentary called "The Linguists" which followed hands-on linguistic field work in countries around the world. In this fascinating interview, Harrison discusses the critical importance of the world's many threatened languages and the vital knowledge that each language uniquely packages and holds for all of us. Harrison also discusses the need for more trained linguistic personnel to go out into some of the remotest parts of the world to document these nearly extinct languages before they are lost to humanity forever.

Channel: Education
Uploaded: November 25, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Author: MarkMolaro

Length: 26:04
Rating: 4.95
Views: 21051

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AbcSchoolOfPolish (September 22, 2008 at 4:28 pm)
Interesting material. Thanks for the video. I actually live in the Kashuby region in Poland. The local dialect is also dieing out.
pixelminx (July 10, 2008 at 12:04 am)
Odd, my comment vanished. I wonder if someone has a hard time accepting constructive criticism, or if it was just hiccup in the system.
spittyfire3 (July 9, 2008 at 7:23 pm)
It has yet to be released. Netflix has it on it's waiting list.
howardleung (May 21, 2008 at 3:22 am)
sorry but couldn't help the fact to notice the women said suka at 1:53..lol other then that is very well done work good job.
brtloughlin (May 19, 2008 at 2:01 pm)
David Harrison's research are fascinating! I recommend this interview as well as Mark Molaro's channel. Great show!
transliteration (May 17, 2008 at 8:07 pm)
great video, the story is sad :(
transliteration (May 17, 2008 at 8:05 pm)
Great video, sad story :(
SjpielseWolf (April 20, 2008 at 7:35 am)
Great work! I hope more people see the power of their language.. Unfortunately, most people just giggle about it, because it's allways concerning minorities.. Just like my own language, when spoken elsewhere in the region, we are being laughed at, and called "dumb farmers"This is the place where the dying out should stop - by the "bigger people" stopping to put us down, and respect even the smaller cultures/population.There is NO acknowledgement whatsoever..Please change that :-)Gr8 vid!
birkrevarro (March 21, 2008 at 7:27 pm)
Outstanding work
Arissef (March 18, 2008 at 7:19 pm)
The two women were drunk. I would be discouraged as well.

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