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Language City
Book • 2024
In *Language City*, Ross Perlin explores the unique history of immigration that shaped New York City, focusing on six speakers of little-known languages like Seke, N'ko, Lenape, Nahuatl, Wakhi, and Yiddish.
The book delves into the challenges these languages face and the efforts to maintain and revive them against the backdrop of dominant languages like English and Spanish.
The book delves into the challenges these languages face and the efforts to maintain and revive them against the backdrop of dominant languages like English and Spanish.
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Mentioned in 3 episodes
Mentioned by Ross Perlin, co-founder of the Endangered Language Alliance, in his new book about the linguistic diversity of New York City.
The Intelligence: The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis
Mentioned by Ross Perlin, co-founder of the Endangered Language Alliance, as a book detailing his work on endangered languages in NYC.
The Intelligence: The world’s biggest humanitarian crisis
Mentioned as a recent Radio 4 Book of the Week and winner of the British Academy Book Prize.
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