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dead language
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dead language
n.
A language, such as Latin, that is no longer learned as a native language by a speech community.
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Noun1.dead language - a language that is no longer learned as a native language
language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
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Susan Hiller's video The Last Silent Movie, 2007, which pairs a black screen with a sound track comprising archival recordings of people speaking various endangered or extinct languages, will also be on view, as will a new work by Turkish artist Ahmet Ogut that has been commissioned for the biennial.
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