{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Listen &amp; Learn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog","author_name":"Adam Grant","author_url":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"The Risk of Decline in World Languages - Listen &amp; Learn","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GBRKgraM5H\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/the-risk-of-decline-in-world-languages\/\">The Risk of Decline in World Languages<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/the-risk-of-decline-in-world-languages\/embed\/#?secret=GBRKgraM5H\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Risk of Decline in World Languages&#8221; &#8212; Listen &amp; Learn\" data-secret=\"GBRKgraM5H\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"There are an astonishing 7000 languages spoken throughout the world. Clearly there are some that dominate but the vast majority are smaller languages spoken by an ever decreasing amount of people. In fact, half of the world\u2019s languages are in danger of disappearing for good. Is this a cause for concern? Linguist K. David Harrison(\u2026)        CONTINUE READING &raquo;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/earth.jpg"}