Recorded: 25 May 2018

Released: 26 May 2018

Duration: 74 minutes, 17 seconds

 

Host Paul Carr is joined by panelists Sam Lichtenstein, Patrick Festa, and Nick Nielsen to talk about the evolution and extinction of human languages.  

 

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List of Endangered Languages   Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (linguistic relativity)   Echoes from My Kodiak Alutiiq Ancestors   The state of the Welsh language: Number of people speaking Welsh fluently falls by 7,000 over the last decade   Revival of the Hebrew language   Who We Are: Europe   Future Strategist: Cochran History Of Europe   Infographic: A World of Languages     Recommendations:   Sam: A History of the Byzantine State and Society   Patrick: Kay Scarpetta Book Series   Nick: The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age   Paul: Desert Oracle Radio   Credits:

Host and Producer: Paul Carr

Music: DJ Spooky

 

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