E-raamat: How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance and the Race to Save Our Words

A rallying cry against linguistic extinction This is a necessary book, with a message that English speakers need to hear NEW STATESMAN



Urgent and timely what animates it above all is the curiosity and pleasure of language learning a curiosity that is its own form of hope THE TELEGRAPH



'An essential voice' THE GUARDIAN



'Everyone should read this book. Impressively researched, full of empathy and a page-turner to boot' OLIA HERCULES



An extremely moving, passionate plea. This fascinating book digs down into what it really means to translate, conserve, comprehend, colonise CAL FLYN, author of Islands of Abandonment



I have long marvelled at the work of Sophia Smith Galer she is a passionate advocate for language diversity most recently in her fascinating new book PANDORA SYKES



Sophia's curiosity and passion for language take us on a journey of linguistic discovery, leading us through the lessons of the past and the reality of the present, to the opportunities of the future LEN PENNIE, author of Poyums



'Erudite, heart-wrenching a spirited reconsideration of language as a natural resource that must be protected' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY



Shines an intimate light on a pressing issue revealing the powerfully human stakes behind language death and revitalization ADAM ALEKSIC, author of Algospeak



'Hits the intersection of language and power as few other books have' ROSS PERLIN, author of Language City



This is the best book on language endangerment I have ever read. A love letter to languages both intellectually rigorous and yet profoundly moving DAVID CRYSTAL, author of Language Death



'Paints a vivid, hopeful portrait of how people around the world are staying connected to their linguistic roots against the odds. Marvellous work' GRETCHEN MCCULLOCH, author of Because Internet



'A sobering, urgent call for action to save a thousand tongues while we can' KIRKUS