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Language Documentation and Description Volume 1

Language Documentation and Description Vol 1 contents:

  • Introduction Peter K. Austin
  • Launch of the Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project Lisbet Rausing
  • Defining documentary linguistics Tony Woodbury
  • Speakers and documentation of endangered languages Colette Grinevald
  • Multimedia and documentation of endangered languages Eva A. Csato and David Nathan
  • Genre, register and language documentation in literate and preliterate communities William A. Foley
  • Documenting Lexicons: Chechen and Ingush Johanna Nichols and Ronald L Sprouse
  • The DOBES model of language documentation Peter Wittenburg
  • Documenting languages: a view from the Brazilian Amazon Daniel L. Everett
  • The opportunity and challenge of language documentation in India E. Annamalai
  • Desperate straits for languages: how to survive Nicholas Ostler
  • Also included is the Spoken Karaim CD-ROM featuring stories, songs, dictionary, pictures and maps from the Karaim community (Lithuania).
The cost of the book and CD-ROM is £10.00. To order a copy, download an order form and send it to us at:
The Administrator
ELAP, Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project
SOAS
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H OXG
United Kingdom