The Extinct Languages Monkey Wrench: How Vanishing Tongues Threaten Our Global Future
In the intricate machinery of human civilization, language functions as both the blueprint and the operating system. Yet, we’re witnessing a silent crisis—what linguists call the extinct languages monkey wrench—throwing a spanner into the works of global knowledge systems, cultural preservation, and our collective understanding of human cognition. Every two weeks, another language disappears forever, […]
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