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'The Linguists': Saving the World's Languages
ResumeK. Davis Harrison and Gregory Anderson are on a mission to save these dying languages. They're linguists, but not the kind who spend their lives in libraries and classrooms.
They travel the world — from the Bolivian Andes to the steppes of Siberia — searching for the last speakers of native tongues. Think of them as action-adventure linguists with a cause.
This hour, On Point: the race to save vanishing languages.Guests:
Greg Anderson, co-founder and director of Living Tongues: Institute for Endangered Languages, he teaches linguistics at the University of Oregon.
David Harrison, professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College, author of "When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge," and co-founder and director of research for Living Tongues: Institute for Endangered Languages.
Daniel Miller, co-founder of Ironbound Films and co-producer, co-director, and writer of the documentary film "The Linguists"
This program aired on January 25, 2008.