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Trying to keep a language from dying

Posted on 2010年10月16日 | 10/16/2010 by

Here is another article (“In Multilingual Switzerland, One Tongue Struggles”) from the NY Times about languages and I thought it had a great message. The article describes the decline of Romansh, a regional language in Chur, Switzerland. It has been … Continue reading →

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Disappearing languages

Posted on 2010年10月07日 | 10/07/2010 by

I have not read any of K. David Harrison’s books on disappearing languages. After listening to In The Search for ‘Last Speakers,’ A Great Discovery on NPR, I am definitely putting his books on my reading list. It seems that … Continue reading →

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