[lingtalks] "The Linguists" screening -- April 23!

[Eric Bakovic]

THE LINGUISTS
free film screening --- open to the public
followed by a discussion with David Harrison,
linguist featured in the film

Thursday, April 23, 2009, 5:00pm	
Great Hall, International House, UC San Diego

Half of the world's languages are on the verge of extinction. Who will 
record them before they are gone? David Harrison and Greg Anderson are 
scientists consumed with documenting endangered languages. In Siberia, 
India, and Bolivia, the linguists confront head-on the very forces 
silencing languages: institutionalized racism and violent economic 
unrest. Their journey takes them deep into the heart of the cultures, 
knowledge, and communities at stake.

For more information, visit:
http://ling.ucsd.edu/events/thelinguists/