How to Save a Dying Language

Posted by Tomte on Monday April 13, 2015 @03:25AM
from the smithsonianmag.com dept.

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Re:How to Save a Dying Language by guard-of-terra on Monday April 13, 2015 @07:24AM (#9366983)

Same way as saving Guinea worm - by housing it inside your body (and mind).

The next question is why would you want to.

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Re:How to Save a Dying Language by chebum on Monday April 13, 2015 @04:24AM (#9366520)

It's a question on where to spend funds. There are so much more important things to do that will have more impact on our society.

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Re:How to Save a Dying Language by theandrewbailey on Monday April 13, 2015 @12:28PM (#9368568)

Perhaps, but it is foolhardy to discard and forget such a culturally relevant artifact.

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