Endangered languages | The Story of Language | Episode 9

Update: 2021-05-02

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Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about endangered languages. I ask why languages are important, what is lost when a language disappears, the cultural and economic factors behind language loss, and the truth about the best way to stop languages from disappearing.

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Endangered languages | The Story of Language | Episode 9