The Linguists (2008)

Name: The Linguists
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-01-17

1h 4m

Running Time

Plot.

The Linguists is a hilarious and poignant chronicle of two scientists—David Harrison and Gregory Anderson—racing to document languages on the verge of extinction. In Siberia, India, and Bolivia, the linguists confront head-on the very forces silencing languages: racism, humiliation, and violent economic unrest. David and Greg's journey takes them deep into the heart of the cultures, knowledge, and communities at risk when a language dies.

Where to Watch.

Free

Currently The Linguists is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy

Streaming in:
🇺🇸 United States

Cast & Crew.

David Harrison

Gregory Anderson

Daniel A. Miller

Director

Jeremy Newberger

Director

Seth Kramer

Director

Brian Hawlk

Composer

Anne Barliant

Editor

Details.

Release Date
January 17, 2008

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 4m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-13

Wiki.

The Linguists is an independent 2008 American documentary film produced by Ironbound Films about language extinction and language documentation. It follows two linguists, Greg Anderson of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages and David Harrison of Swarthmore College, as they travel around the world to collect recordings of some of the last speakers of several moribund (dying) languages: Chulym in Siberia; Chemehuevi in Arizona, U.S.; Sora in Odisha, India; and Kallawaya in Bolivia.