Despite identifying about 6,000 world languages, the UN estimates that 2,500 are endangered and 200 completely lost. Through the World Oral Literature project, linguists are therefore trying to record and digitally preserve languages on the verge of extinction.
A Mundane Comedy is Dominic Kelleher's new book, which will be published in mid 2024. The introduction is available here and further extracts will appear on this site and on social media in the coming months.