When Languages Die The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge
by Harrison, K DavidFormat: eBook
Pub. Date: 2010-01-01
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Author Biography
K David Harrison is Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Swarthmore College. As a linguist and specialist in Siberian Turkic languages, he has spent many months in Siberia and Mongolia working with nomadic herders and studying their languages and traditions. He has also worked in India, Bolivia, the Philippines, Lithuania, and the United States. His work on endangered languages is featured in the documentary film The Linguists and was featured on the Comedy Central series The Colbert Report.
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