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World-renowned linguist David Harrison to discuss effort to save endangered languages

April 16, 2018 by gottulatm Leave a Comment

World-renowned linguist David Harrison to discuss effort to save endangered languages

KEARNEY – Half the world’s languages are in danger of disappearing this century. David Harrison, a linguist, author and expert in the study of endangered languages, has dedicated his career to documenting these languages in an effort to keep them alive. His work was featured in the Emmy-nominated 2008 documentary film “The Linguists” and he authored the book “The Last Speakers” with National Geographic. Harrison will discuss his mission during a presentation titled “Saving Endangered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fine Arts & Humanities, News Tagged With: David Harrison, Endangered languages, Enduring Voices, linguist, National Geographic, Swarthmore, The Last Speakers, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

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