It happens all too often - people regret that their language and culture are being lost but at the same time decide not — Andrew Dalby, Language in Danger: The Loss of Linguistic Diversity and the Threat to Our Future
It happens all too often - people regret that their language and culture are being lost but at the same time decide not — Andrew Dalby, Language in Danger: The Loss of Linguistic Diversity and the Threat to Our Future
It happens all too often - people regret that their language and culture are being lost but at the same time decide not — Andrew Dalby, Language in Danger: The Loss of Linguistic Diversity and the Threat to Our Future
It happens all too often - people regret that their language and culture are being lost but at the same time decide not — Andrew Dalby, Language in Danger: The Loss of Linguistic Diversity and the Threat to Our Future
It happens all too often - people regret that their language and culture are being lost but at the same time decide not — Andrew Dalby, Language in Danger: The Loss of Linguistic Diversity and the Threat to Our Future
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It happens all too often - people regret that their language and culture are being lost but at the same time decide not to saddle their own children with the chore of preserving them.

— Andrew Dalby, Language in Danger: The Loss of Linguistic Diversity and the Threat to Our Future
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