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008			100412s2010 dcuabf b 001 0 eng
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016	7		_a015595162 _2Uk
020			_a9781426204616
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn251204945
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dYDX _dBTCTA _dYDXCP _dUKM _dGSN _dVP@ _dABG _dSGB _dDLC _beng
041			_aeng
050	0	0	_aP40.5.E53 _bH37 2010
080			_a811 _bH-30
082	0	0	_a408.9 _222
100	1		_aHarrison, K. David.
245	1	4	_aThe last speakers : _bthe quest to save the world's most endangered languages / _c/ by: National Geographic
260			_aWashington, D.C. _bNational Geographic _cc2010.
300			_a304 p., [8] p. of plates, ill. _bill. (some col.), col. map _c24 cm.
365			_b27 usd
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	_aLinguistics _9445
650		0	_aLanguage attrition.
650		0	_aLanguage maintenance.
650		0	_aLinguistic change.
650		0	_aLinguistic minorities.
650		0	_aSociolinguistics.
653			_aლინგვისტიკა
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942			_2udc _cBK
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