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020			_a9781426204616
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050	1	4	_aP 40.5 _bH319l 2010
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100	1		_aHarrison, K. David.
245	1	4	_aThe last speakers : _bthe quest to save the world's most endangered languages / _cK. David Harrison.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Geographic, _cc2010.
300			_a302 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.), col. map ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-293) and index.
505	0		_aBecoming a linguist -- Siberia calling -- The power of words -- Where the hotspots are -- Finding hidden languages -- Six degrees of language -- How do stories survive? -- Breaking out in song -- When a world is running down -- Saving languages.
520			_aPart travelogue and part scientist's notebook, The Last Speakers is the poignant chronicle of author K. David Harrison's expeditions around the world to meet with last speakers of vanishing languages. The speakers' eloquent reflections and candid photographs reveal little-known lifeways as well as revitalization efforts to teach disappearing languages to younger generations. Thought-provoking and engaging, this unique book illuminates the global language-extinction crisis through photos, graphics, interviews, traditional wisdom never before translated into English, and first-person essays that thrillingly convey the adventure of science and exploration. - Publisher.
650		0	_aEndangered languages.
650		0	_aLanguage attrition.
650		0	_aLanguage maintenance.
650		0	_aLinguistic change.
650		0	_aLinguistic minorities.
650		0	_aSociolinguistics.
650		4	_aLenguas en peligro.
650		4	_aCambio linguístico.
650		4	_aSociolinguística.
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