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Endangered Languages Week 2008

30 April to 8 May 2008, SOAS, Russell Square, London

Programme

Last updated: 1 May 08
All locations at SOAS main building unless otherwise noted
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
30 Apr
1 May
2 May
6 May
7 May OPEN DAY
8 May
All week
Display screen and information
SOAS main foyer
  9am-5pm
ELAP Workshop: Engagement and Activism in Endangered Languages Research
Birkbeck 405

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  All day
Display of students' work
The Rausing Room
10:30am-12:30pm
Geographic Information Systems for Linguists: 1
Ljuba Veselinova
This session is open to all
L67

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11am-12pm
Event Opening & Debate: What is your language footprint?
FG08
11am-1pm
Endangered Languages Film Marathon
R201
11am-1pm
Listening as social action: Method and morality in endangered language fieldwork Lise Dobrin
L67
1pm-1:40pm
Meet an endangered language 1
Guernesiais (Guernsey) with Julia Sallabank info
R201
1pm-1:40pm
Meet an endangered language 2
Huave (Mexico) with Maurizio Gnerre info
R201
1pm-1:40pm
Meet an endangered language 3
Talyshi (Iran) with Gerardo De Caro info
R201
1pm-1:40pm
Meet an endangered language 4
Kolyma Yukaghir (Siberia) with Irina Nikolaeva info
R201
1pm-1:40pm
Meet an endangered language 5
Jalonke (Senegal) with Friederike Lüpke info
R201
  2pm-4pm
Endangered Languages Film Marathon continues
R201
3:15pm-5pm
From Linguistic Elicitation to Eliciting the Linguist: Lessons in Community Empowerment from Melanesia Lise Dobrin
L67
1:45pm-2:15pm
ELDP - a newcomer's view
Graham Furniss
R201
1:45pm-5:15pm
Geographic Information Systems for Linguists: 2
Ljuba Veselinova
This session for registered participants only
The Rausing Room

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2:30pm-3pm
ELDP: Q & A session Anna Greedharee
The Rausing Room
2:30pm-4pm
Audio hands-on and demonstrations: new recording techniques
R201
3pm-4pm
Meet a field linguist: Friederike Lüpke on Bainouk
The Rausing Room
        7pm-9pm
Film screening. The Linguists. UK premiere. Introduction by David Harrison.
Khalili Lecture Theatre

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