Language Matters with Bob Holman

Language Matters with Bob Holman

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2015-01-25

There are over 6,000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks. Hundreds will be lost within the next generation. By the end of this century, half of the world's languages will have vanished. Language Matters with Bob Holman is a two hour documentary that asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language?

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There are over 6,000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks. Hundreds will be lost within the next generation. By the end of this century, half of the world's languages will have vanished. Language Matters with Bob Holman is a two hour documentary that asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language?

Released

2015-01-25

Runtime

110

Director

David Grubin

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

History

Documentary

Language

English

Production

PBS

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    Bob Holman

    Bob Holman
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    Arlene W. Eaton

    Arlene W. Eaton
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    Pele Harmon

    Pele Harmon
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    Kauanoe Kamana

    Kauanoe Kamana
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    Larry Kimura

    Larry Kimura
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    Kepa Maly

    Kepa Maly
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    William Stanley Merwin

    William Stanley Merwin
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    Lolena Nicholas

    Lolena Nicholas
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    Puakea Nogelmeier

    Puakea Nogelmeier
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    Keali'i Reichel

    Keali'i Reichel
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    Kaui Sai-Dudoit

    Kaui Sai-Dudoit
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    Nick Evans

    Nick Evans
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    Gwyneth Lewis

    Gwyneth Lewis