{"product_id":"spoken-here-travels-among-threatened-languages-9780618565832","title":"Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSpoken Here\u003c\/em\u003e, Mark Abley takes us on a world tour, from the Arctic Circle to Oklahoma to Australia, in a fervent quest to document some of the world's most endangered languages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbley delves deep into why some languages are fading into oblivion, while some endangered languages continue to thrive. His mission in \u003cem\u003eSpoken Here\u003c\/em\u003e is urgent: Of the six thousand languages spoken in the world today, only six hundred may survive into the next century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbley visits the exotic and frequently remote locales that are home to fading languages and constructs engaging and entertaining portraits of some of the last living speakers of these tongues. Throughout this exhilarating travelogue, he points out that the same forces that put biological species at risk--development, globalization, loss of habitat--are also threatening human languages, and with them, something very basic about their speakers' cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Abley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.61w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618565832","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45463047733385,"sku":"9780618565832","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_973d4cf7-b61e-4444-9713-5d10d05e62be.jpg?v=1774996196","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/spoken-here-travels-among-threatened-languages-9780618565832","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}