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Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York

By Ross Perlin
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By Ross Perlin
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An important piece of writing that sheds light on the efforts to preserve endangered human languages. This is as much an overview of an admirable mission as it is an intricate look at the people who keep languages alive.

From the co—director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary New York City through six speakers of little—known and overlooked languages, diving into the incredible history of the most linguistically diverse place ever to have existed on the planet

Half of all 7,000—plus human languages may disappear over the next century and—because many have never been recorded—when they’re gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and co—director of the Manhatta...

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PhilosophyLinguistics & SemioticsHistorical (Diachronic) Linguistics