Perry, Tom

Tom is a professor of linguistics at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC. His research and work focuses on revitalization of First Nations languages through community partnerships.

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Talking Apes: To Speak Is to Be Human

Mystic Words: Saying Things that Changed the World

The Mirror of Speech: Conversational Styles

Verbal Tightropes: Involvement and Independence

Where Talk Isn't Cheap: The Courtroom

Language in the Classroom: Lessons in Obscurity

Spin Doctors and Strongarms: Talking Politics

Keeping the Language Bosses at Bay

Talking Apes: Part 1 – Language as a Human Trait

Talking Apes: Part 2 – Language as Tool of Social Interaction

Talking Apes: Part 3 – Verbal Power or Who Says So?

Talking Apes: Part 4 – Why Do We Talk Like This, Anyway?

Talking Apes: Part 5 – They Don't Know Their Stories Anymore

Language Rights: The Issues

Indians of the Chelan Area

The Chelans: Salmon, Coyote, and Teepees

The Chelans: Chiefs, Macaws, Miners and the Calvary

Language Mosaic: Endangered Languages

Language Mosaic: Language Rescue

Settled Privilege: Roots of Settler Privilege – Land & Sovereignty

Settled Privilege: Roots of Settler Privilege – The Settlement of US Territory

Settled Privilege: Pushing First Nations Aside – The Final Chapter

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