Learning to speak again

In the book Learning to Speak Again, the author summarises the results of his long-standing interest in the issue of endangered languages and cultures of North American Indians. First, he offers an insight into the linguistic diversity of the world of the first Americans and presents the social, religious, economic and other factors contributing to the decline of Native American languages. He then focuses on efforts to revive linguistic and cultural vitality and the reasons that justify these efforts. Finally, he discusses the role of language and speech in American Indian literature, presenting everything in a popular science format accessible to a wide readership.