Historical and moral arguments for language reclamation

Posted on 26 June 2013 by Ghil'ad Zuckermann — 15 Comments

Ghil‘ad Zuckermann University of Adelaide Language is an archaeological vehicle, full of the remnants of dead and living pasts, lost and buried civilizations and technologies. The language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history. Russell Hoban…

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