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The Linguists

  • Posted by: Patrick James
  • on August 22, 2008 at 3:46 pm

Earlier today, Coudal linked to the trailer for The Linguists, a documentary about two men attempting to record the world’s many soon-to-be extinct languages—half of the 7,000 or so languages will be gone by the end of the century. It looks fascinating (and fun). We’ve posted the Youtube version here, but the Apple trailer is much easier on the eyes.

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