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Last Speakers - The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages
by Harrison, K. David
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New in New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1426204612
- ISBN 13
- 9781426204616
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Synopsis
K. David Harrison, a National Geographic Society fellow, travels around the world to interview last speakers of nearly extinct tongues. He is a leading spokesman for endangered languages and co-stars in the Sundance documentary film The Linguists . Harrison received his doctorate from Yale University, is currently an associate professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College, and resides in Philadelphia.
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- Dr. Bookman - All Books Tightly Packaged in Cardboard
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26961
- Title
- Last Speakers - The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages
- Author
- Harrison, K. David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1426204612
- ISBN 13
- 9781426204616
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Place of Publication
- Washington, Dc
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- 1426204612, Language, Endangered Languages, Language Studies
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