IRB Intro Post: Fourth Marking Period

For my last and final IRB I have chosen to read When Languages Die by David Harrison, which explores the human knowledge that is an integral part of language and how that knowledge is lost when languages die out. I came across this topic when my eye was caught by an article about endangered languages in the April edition of American University's magazine. The article mentioned David Harrison, who is a linguist and professor at Swarthmore College, and described his work through the Living Tongues Institute to preserve languages who have few speakers left.  As someone who is passionate about foreign languages, the idea of endangered languages intrigued me and I decided to pursue the topic further by selecting this book as my IRB.