Global Lives is hosting a program on endangered languages at the Long Now on July 22, which may be of interest to many on this list. See http://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-future-of-language-with-long-now-and-glob...

best, -- phoebe

------------------------------ *From:* David Evan Harris, Global Lives Project < David_Evan_Harris_Global_Lives_P@mail.vresp.com> *Sent:* Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:16 PM *To:* Phoebe Ayers *Subject:* On the Future of Language with Global Lives and Long Now - July 22

“The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.

On the Future of Language with Long Now and Global Lives http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/522abc6158 :

Experts estimate that a language disappears every 14 days. At this rate, 90 percent of the world’s languages will no longer be spoken by the end of this century, and over 7000 languages will have fallen silent and with them vast knowledge and rich cultural heritage will be lost.

Linguistic diversity and biodiversity are closely linked http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/6f0e21fb80/CMP=twt_gu and both are declining at unprecedented rates. Increased awareness of the problem has led to new efforts to document and preserve these languages and cultures. David Evan Harris (Executive Director of Global Lives http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/cc11251bae) and Long Now Foundation's Dr. Laura Welcher (Director of the Rosetta Project http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/373e9783b1) present a special program about Endangered Languages with very special guest Mandana Seyfeddinipur (SOAS, University of London) for this Interval salon talk http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/951feb0ca4 :

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July 22, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Get your tickets here http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/3d3f3d81bd

On the Future of Language with Long Now and Global Lives

Special guest Mandana Seyfeddinipur http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/c4447175ba/pid=2408, one of the foremost experts working to save endangered languages in her role at the The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/ecb7f6cb5e at the SOAS, University of London, joins Long Now's Laura Welcher and Global Lives' David Evan Harris to talk about the importance of documenting and sustaining these languages and how the Global Lives / Global Voices project hopes to be part of the effort.

Get your tickets here http://cts.vresp.com/c/?GlobalLivesProject/961d39b55b/233f82d1b6/880824e148

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