Photo: #David Harrison (L) and Gregory Anderson from the film "The Linguists" at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2008 in Park City, Utah.
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David Harrison (L) and Gregory Anderson from the film "The Linguists" at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2008 in Park City, Utah. (Getty Images/Stringer)

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To save languages before they are lost

Broadcast: Midmorning, 03/25/2009, 10:06 a.m.

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Two linguists travel to remote regions to record the speakers of disappearing languages before they are lost. A recent PBS documentary called "The Linguists" chronicles their search for these declining languages.

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  • David Harrison: Professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College. He is featured in the new PBS documentary "The Linguists."
  • Gregory Anderson: Field linguist and Director of the Living Tongues Institute. He is featured in a new PBS documentary "The Linguists."

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