K. David Harrison

K. David Harrison
Born
Ponoka, Alberta, Canada
NationalityAmerican and Canadian
CitizenshipUnited States, Canada
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisTopics in the Phonology and Morphology of Tuvan (2000)
Doctoral advisorStephen R. Anderson
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
Sub-disciplineEnvironmental Linguistics
Notable works
  • When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge
  • The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages
  • Subject of the 2008 documentary The Linguists
Websitewww.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/dharris2/index.php

K. David Harrison is a Canadian and American linguist, anthropologist, author, filmmaker, and advocate for the documentation and preservation of endangered languages.

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