(Phys.org)—One of the world's most endangered languages is to be brought into the digital age through the first phone app designed specifically for the documentation of an Australian Indigenous language.
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Sep 13, 2012
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A new study of the progress made over the last 25 years in documenting and revitalizing endangered languages shows both significant advances and critical shortfalls. The article, "Language documentation twenty-five years ...
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Dec 11, 2018
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Google has set out to save the world's dying languages.
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Jun 21, 2012
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A University of Adelaide linguistics expert says the revival of an Aboriginal language in South Australia could serve as the first "test case" for the potential mental health benefits of reclaiming "sleeping beauty" languages.
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Jul 21, 2015
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Ask the average Kiwi on the street about Māori words in New Zealand English, and most will tell you that more and more are being used in everyday language.
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2019
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Linguist Bonny Sands speaks in clicks. The adjunct faculty member is an expert on click languages, and supports language revitalization efforts through documentation.
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Apr 7, 2016
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Of the 7,000 languages spoken on the planet, Tembé is at the small end with just 150 speakers left. In a few days, I will head into the Brazilian Amazon to record Tembé – via specially-designed technology – for posterity. ...
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2013
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A new generation of young Kurdish folklore collectors is helping to revitalize endangered languages and create a living archive, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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Google unveiled an online information exchange platform to try to give some extra lasting power to more than 3,000 endangered languages.
Internet
Jul 18, 2012
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