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David Crystal

Dying, dying, dead: Writing the obituary of languages

Hay Festival 1999, Friday 4 June 1999

Half the world's languages will be dead this time next century. In this Predictions Lecture, Crystal asks why, reflects on what can be done about it, and reads extracts from a play he has written to publicise their plight.

Norma Waterson & Martin Carthy

Julian Lloyd Webber

Trevor Jones talks to David Lewis

Roy Strong

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David Crystal

Dying, dying, dead: Writing the obituary of languages

Hay Festival 1999, Friday 4 June 1999

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David Crystal

Dying, dying, dead: Writing the obituary of languages

Hay Festival 1999, Friday 4 June 1999

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