Every 14 days a language dies. Watch this enlightening video from the 2008 Pop!Tech Conference where linguist, David Harrison, discusses the devastation to culture that occurs when a living language disappears.
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[...] in December we featured a video of linguist, David Harrison, discussing the devastation to culture that occurs when a living [...]
[...] A dear Australian friend once admitted that he honestly couldn’t see the value of a culture that, as far as he could ascertain, had left little evidence of its existence. No magnificent constructions, no monstrous machines, no weighty tomes or great body of art. I wish I’d seen this presentation before I heard that rare unguarded comment. I might have been able to move beyond my disappointment and anger to explain it in a way he might just have understood. [The presentation should be embedded above. If you can't see it, check here] [...]