Cover of The last speakers

The last speakers

by K. David Harrison

2010 eng

Linguistic change Linguistic minorities Sociolinguistics Language and languages

Part travelogue and part scientist's notebook, The Last Speakers is the poignant chronicle of author K. David Harrison's expeditions around the world to meet with last speakers of vanishing languages. The speakers' eloquent reflections and candid photographs reveal little-known lifeways as well as r…

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