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There is a brand new documentary film, shown recently at the Sundance Film Festival, called "The Linguists" about the extinction of languages (and associated cultures) throughout the world.
There was an interview on NPR with the linguists who were involved in the movie. You can listen to it at http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2008/01/20080125_b_main.asp
Here's an article about the movie: http://www.reuters.com/article/reviewsNews/idUSN2135148520080121?sp=true : "'Linguists' the talk of the town at Sundance." The article begins like this:
"Indiana Jones' spirit certainly infects the intrepid heroes of "The Linguists."
These are bold academics who plunge into the jungles and backwater villages
of the world to rescue living tongues about to go extinct."For more information about the movie, or to watch the trailer, go to: http://www.thelinguists.com/.
Languages represented in our class:
Arabic German Mandarin* American Sign Language (ASL) Greek* Norwegian Cantonese* Hausa Polish Hebrew Portuguese* Dutch Italian English* Irish Russian French* Japanese Spanish* Gaelic Korean* Swedish* Gemba (Ngemba) Latin Twi * includes one or more native speaker
This page is part of the CAS LX 250 (Foundations of Language) Web site.