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Events

HRELP arranges regular events for staff and students interested in the issues surrounding language endangerment and language documentation.

Workshops

HRELP regularly runs workshops of various kinds. See the workshops page for details.

Conferences

In November we ran the second of our conferences, Language Documentation and Linguistic Theory ... read more

Endangered Languages Week

Each year we present a variety of displays, discussions, films, and workshops to provide a view of what is happening to languages and what is being done to document, archive and support endangered languages at HRELP and around the world ... read more ...

Bernard Spolsky
Lenore Grenoble

Annual Public Lecture

This year's Annual Public Lecture is by Professor Lenore Grenoble ... read more ...

Seminars

ELAP runs a regular seminar series. See the seminars page for details.

 

 

Previous Events

3L Summer School

In June-July 2009 we ran the second of the 3L Summer Schools ... read more

Conferences on Language Documentation & Linguistic Theory

In November 2009 we ran our second conference ... read more

The inaugural conference was held at SOAS in December 2007. It marked 75 years of Linguistics at SOAS and 5 years of the Endangered Languages Project. See the conference website and programme.

Endangered Languages Week

Go to ELW page

30 April - 8 May 2008. A week of films, displays, discussions and workshops presenting what is being done to document, archive and support endangered languages at HRELP and around the world.

The theme is “What can WE do?”, exploring how researchers, students, language community members and members of the public can work together to address the challenges of global language and cultural loss.


Discussion and debate: ‘Individuals should be encouraged to reduce their language footprint’. All welcome. Wednesday 30 April, 11am FG08

UK Premiere!! The Linguists follows linguists David Harrison and Gregory Anderson, as they race to document languages on the verge of extinction. David and Greg’s round-the-world journey takes them deep into the heart of the cultures, knowledge, and communities at stake. David Harrison will introduce the film and lead discussion afterwards. Admission free. Khalili Lecture Theatre, 7pm, Wednesday 7 May.


 

Endangered languages week 23-26 April 2007 - a week of theatre, film and exhibition. See the ELW 2007 page.

Book launch: Atlas of the World’s Languages, 2nd edition ...more information

Film screening: The Last Speakers...more information

Film screening (UK Premiere): In Language We Live - voices of the world ...more information

Exhibition: Endangered Voices, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, explored themes of language endangerment ...more information

HRELP staff and students are active in events around the world. See the external events page for details.

Previous Annual Public Lectures