http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2008/12/14/dying-languages-david-harrison-on-language-and-intellectual-scarcity/ Beyond Words explores our experiences with language, culture, and the world through our day-to-day interactions. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:59:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2008/12/14/dying-languages-david-harrison-on-language-and-intellectual-scarcity/comment-page-1/#comment-503 The knowledge base you can’t Google Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:46:41 +0000 http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/?p=1022#comment-503 [...] 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] [...] [...] 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] [...]

]]> http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2008/12/14/dying-languages-david-harrison-on-language-and-intellectual-scarcity/comment-page-1/#comment-501 The UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:33:29 +0000 http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/?p=1022#comment-501 [...] in December we featured a video of linguist, David Harrison, discussing the devastation to culture that occurs when a living [...] [...] in December we featured a video of linguist, David Harrison, discussing the devastation to culture that occurs when a living [...]

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