Voices of the world. Extinction of language and linguistic diversity
Description
The world is a mosaic of visions, and each vision is encapsulated by a language. Yet every two weeks, one of the world's approximately 6,500 languages dies out. What is the significance of this loss to those who speak the language as well as for the rest of humankind? Why do some languages become global while others disappear? And how are language and identity connected? In this program, linguists David Crystal, Peter Austin, and Jorgen Rischel search for the answers to those and other pressing questions as they investigate the state-and fate-of Livonian, in Latvia; Dogon, in Mali; Mlabri, in Thailand; Changsha Hua and Naqxi, in China; Pitjantjatjara and Pintupi, in Australia; and Tutunaku, in Mexico.
Runtime
60 min
Subjects
- Language and culture (189)
- Human geography (324)
- Language and languages (158)
- Linguistics (60)
- Sociolinguistics (4)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c2005
Database
Films on Demand
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