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When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge (1st Edition) by K. David Harrison (Assistant Professor Of Linguistics) Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-19-537206-9 / 0195372069 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-537206-9 / 9780195372069 It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. The phenomenon known as language death has started to accelerate as the world has grown smaller. This extinction of languages, and the knowl |