Michael Krauss has frequently pointed out that

A、 linguists are failing to record languages before they die out.
B、 linguists have made poor use of improvements in technology.
C、 linguistics has declined in popularity as an academic subject.
D、 linguistics departments are underfunded in most universities.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：The fourth paragraph says 'Michael Krauss ... has often complained that linguists are playing with non-essentials [= technologies]while most of their raw data is disappearing'. Distraction B: Krauss is one of the 'endangered-language specialists' who do not think this use of technology is what is needed; C: It is the 'raw data' that is declining. Krauss's opinion about the numbers of people interested in studying linguistics is not mentioned; D: Krauss's opinion about funding in universities is not mentioned.