The Case of the Disappearing Words

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Declining languages today

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Efforts to preserve them

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Critically endangered language characteristic

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Few speakers other than grandparents

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Hawaiian language revival strategy

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Opened a school where only Hawaiian is spoken

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Linguists study:

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Language

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Pronouncing a word

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Speaking it aloud

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Meaning of 'lecture'

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The boss spoke harshly to his workers for not working hard.

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Ojibway term for frequent visits

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mawadishiweshkiwin

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Reason for stopping a language:

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Desire for acceptance by others.

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Reasons for language loss

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Younger generations stop learning to fit in and get jobs.

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Benefit of saving a language

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Teaches new things about the world