Language matters: with Bob Holman

A two hour documentary that asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language? It is filmed around the world: on a remote island off the coast of Australia, where 400 Aboriginal people speak ten different languages, all at risk; in Wales, where Welsh, once in danger, i...

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Format: Video Software
Language:English
Published: [s.l.] PBS 2014
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Summary:A two hour documentary that asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language? It is filmed around the world: on a remote island off the coast of Australia, where 400 Aboriginal people speak ten different languages, all at risk; in Wales, where Welsh, once in danger, is today making a comeback; and in Hawaii, where a group of Hawaiian activists are fighting to save their native tongue
Item Description:DVD, widescreen; Stereo
Physical Description:1 DVD, Ländercode 1, 120 Min. 12 cm