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	Podcast:		World Views from KGOU
	Episode:		Linguist Marcia Haag: What We Lose When We Lose A Language
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:14:31
	Publish Date:		2018-04-27 14:55:41
	Description:		Linguists generally agree that almost half of the world’s nearly 7,000 languages will be extinct within the next century as dominant languages take over and indigenous languages die with their last remaining speakers. The United States is no different. Linguist Marcia Haag says many Native American languages are on the verge of extinction. “Small languages, the languages of people without political power, the people without economic power, or just the people who are few in number are always going to be at risk of being taken over by dominant, big economies and big political systems,” Haag said. Throughout her career, Haag has focused specifically on indigenous languages spoken in Oklahoma, like Choctaw and Cherokee. “My work has been about finding the last of the speakers, sitting down with them, learning how the language works, describing it, analyzing it, and then making materials so that other people can learn,” said Haag. But, according to Haag, saving a language is far more
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