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When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)

When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge by K. David Harrison
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“Each new grammar pattern we find sheds light on how the human brain creates language. The loss of even one language may forever close the door to a full understanding of human cognitive capacity.”
― K. David Harrison, When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge

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