Thought For the Day: Losing A Language Is Like Losing Part of Mankind

“For every language that becomes extinct, an image of man disappears.” – Octavio Paz, poet, diplomat, Nobel laureate (1914-1998)

To learn more about this interesting poet, please see:

https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/2192/octavio-paz-the-art-of-poetry-no-42-octavio-paz

For a great start at understanding the issue of endangered languages, please start hee:

http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/

 

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