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The landscape of language

Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/08/2011, 10:00 a.m.

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There are more than 6,000 languages in the world today, but many of them are disappearing. In a new book, linguist John McWhorter looks at how we define language, how languages evolve, and what we'll lose when these languages are gone.

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  • John McWhorter: Linguist and contributing editor at The New Republic. His new book is "What Language Is." He joins us from New York.

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