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Harrison's book is the first to focus on the essential question of what is lost when a language dies. What forms of knowledge are embedded in a language's structure and vocabulary? And how harmful is it to humanity that such knowledge is lost forever? Spanning the globe from Siberia, to North America, to the Himalayas, and using fascinating anecdotes and portraits of some of these languages' last remaining speakers, Harrison looks at the forms of knowledge that are dying out. His book is a testimony to the remarkable span of human knowledge and ingenuity, and will fascinate linguists, anthropologists, and general readers.
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K David Harrison is Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Swarthmore College. As a linguist and specialist in Siberian Turkic languages, he has spent many months in Siberia and Mongolia working with nomadic herders and studying their languages and traditions. He has also worked in India, Bolivia, the Philippines, Lithuania, and the United States. His work on endangered languages is featured in the documentary film The Linguists and was featured on the Comedy Central series The Colbert Report.
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