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What does the world lose when a language dies?

Clip: 1/27/2015 | 7m 2s

Jeffrey Brown talks to Bob Holman, host of “Language Matters,” a new PBS documentary.

“Language Matters,” a new PBS documentary, explores how linguistic heritage and traditional cultures around the world are at risk of being lost forever. Jeffrey Brown talks to the show’s host, poet Bob Holman, about the fight to revive languages on the brink.

01/27/2015 | Rating NR

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