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What is the future of English? Why are so many languages dying out?
More than half of the 6,500 languages in the world are expected to die out within the next century, but should languages be allowed to die? Could English ever become extinct?
Join Dr Stephen Pax Leonard, Anthropological Linguist; Dr Andrew Dalby author of ‘Language in Danger’; Dr Jon Fox from Bristol University, Nicholas Ostler author of ‘The Last Lingua Franca’ and the chair Dr Theresa Biberauer, Department of Linguistics to find out.
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Dr Stephen Pax Leonard | talks |
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Date and Time: |
22 October 2011 at 2:00 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour |
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Venue: |
Faculty of Law |
Organised by: |
Festival of Ideas |
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Tickets: |
Free |
Available from: |
http://www.cam.ac.uk/festivalofideas/whats-on/?uid=c4985896-8fae-328a-be25-e96c5b5fcdfb&date=2011-10-22 01223 766766 |
Additional Information: |
Ages 14+ Pre book |
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