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Linguist/translator Perlin (Intern Nation: How To Learn Nothing and Earn Little in the Brave New Economy) is the codirector of the Manhattan Endangered Language Alliance. A born-and-raised New Yorker, he recounts efforts (by his organization and by everyday New Yorkers) to conserve and maintain six endangered languages and to pass them and their cultural significance on to future generations. Among these languages is Lenape, the language of the New York ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More