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The Brooklyn Rail

Critical Perspectives on Art, Politics and Culture

By Stephanie Nikolopoulos

One of the first languages spoken in Brooklyn is already extinct. Yours could be next.

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YOU CAN’T PUT A LANGUAGE IN A ZOO: Bob Holman and Endangered Languages
By Stephanie Nikolopoulos

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