[1] The ELA's methodology relies on longstanding collaborations between linguists and communities as well as ongoing conversations between academics and speakers of endangered languages.
The organization works to support linguistic diversity through documentation, research, education and community engagement.
The ELA also offers a variety of educational programs on endangered languages, including workshops, seminars, and conferences.
[6] The book discusses the rich linguistic history of New York, from the Lenape word Manaháhtaan to present-day minority languages.
In the book, Perlin visits a six-story apartment building in Flatbush that has been the home of about 100 speakers of Seke, a Tibetan-Burman language which is spoken by just 700 people in the world.