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Language: The Invented & The Endangered

Language: The Invented & The Endangered

FromLook Both Ways


Language: The Invented & The Endangered

FromLook Both Ways

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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Humankind has a long history of trying and failing to "fix" language. What can Benjamin Franklin, 500 year old maps of the universe, and Klingon Christmas Carols teach us about how language affects us? And for the thousands of indigenous languages at risk of extinction, how can the knowledge they hold be preserved, protected and revitalized? 
Featuring author and linguist Arika Okrent, Wikitongues Founder Daniel Bögre Udell, 7,000 Languages Executive Director Stephanie Witkowski, and a special interview with Renata Altenfelder, Global Executive Director, Brand & Marketing at Motorola Mobility.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Oct 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (26)

Look Both Ways is a podcast about the unsung failures of the past and the unsolved challenges of the present. Stories are told. Experimentation is celebrated. Streets are safely crossed en route to new perspectives on what it means to get things wrong.