Language City, Ross Perlin’s fascinating profile of New York’s endangered languages, begins with a mention of another city’s fabled landmark, where linguistic diversity came to represent “nothing but ...

Concentrated among 1,000 people in the remote Daliwe valley, siPhuthi has gained a dictionary, a Bible translation and official recognition thanks to intrepid linguists and activists ...

On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 6:30pm, join the South Street Seaport Museum and author, linguist, and co-director of the non-profit Endangered Language Alliance, Ross Perlin, for a unique look at the ...

From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary New York City through six speakers of little-known and overlooked languages, diving into the incredible ...

Join Language City author and linguist Ross Perlin for a live talk about the endangered languages of NYC and the efforts to preserve them in a city where over 700 languages are spoken! - Discover the ...

A book that charts how endangered languages are preserved in the modern world has won this year’s British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. The annual Book Prize for Global ...