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| Title | Endangered Languages Week 2008 |
| Body | Here are some events going on around the world in honor of Endangered Languages Week 2008, which is from April 30th to May 8th this year: The Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Russell Square, London, will host a series of events in honor of Endangered Languages Week 2008, which is from April 30th to May 8th. Events include the following: * The UK premiere of the acclaimed new film The Linguists shown at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival * Meet an Endangered Language where you can come face-to-face with an endangered language, learn about where it is spoken and why it is threatened, experience its culture, and pick up some basic words and phrases. * Open Day when we open the doors of the Endangered Languages Archive and you can meet researchers, see displays of staff and student work, and experience the latest digital technologies used to record, archive and support endangered languages * A debate on how to encourage personal action in support of language diversity: What is Your Language Footprint? * A full day workshop on Engagement and Activism in Endangered Languages Research * A specialist workshop on Geographical Information Systems for Linguists * A day of international films on endangered languages with work from Australia, Denmark, Taiwan and UK * Seminars on moral and ethical issues in language fieldwork For more information, go to http://www.hrelp.org/events/elw2008/index.html . |
| Source | Endangered Languages List |
| Inputdate | 2008-04-27 10:32:24 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2008-04-27 10:32:24 |
| Expdate | 2008-05-22 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2008-04-28 00:00:00 |
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