When a language dies

Lecture Notes based on Leyla Kokmen’s article Language and Culture WTUC

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2nd paragraph ,[object Object]

3rd paragraph ,[object Object]

favorite part ,[object Object]

The fun stage ,[object Object]

Struggle in learning ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],A Sioux Indian camp, 1875 PHOTO COURTESY OF MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Assimilation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ramifications ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dakota language at the University of Minnesota ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Learning Dakota ,[object Object]

Passing it on ,[object Object]

" Toked eniciyapi he? " ,[object Object]

Oahe Indian School children on school steps, 1905 PHOTO COURTESY OF MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

"Do you speak much Turkish?" ,[object Object]

There are two ways to discourage learning a native language. ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Nituwe he? Who are you? ,[object Object]

The writer (right) with brother Ali (left) and grandmother Kikuyo Kato (Obaachan), at a Tokyo playground

A family trip to Izmir, Turkey: (from left) Büyükanne, Ali Kokmen (writer's brother), Tomoko Kokmen (writer's mother), the writer, and Büyükbaba

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