EN Print 
|
Sorosoro – June 13, 2011
Do not miss: publication of collective work titled “Field Linguistics on Endangered Languages”, supervised by Colette Grinevald
Read: Vanuatu’s fragile linguistic diversity
See: The adventures of Tama the hyena, a Bedik tale from Senegal,
and more news, events, Soropedia updates…
Blog
After last week’s initial presentation on Vanuatu, the country with the highest linguistic density in the world, Alexandre François addresses the issue of language decline, incidentally pointing out that the term «Sorosoro» comes from Araki, critically endangered…
New videos
We’re still in Senegal with the Menik-speaking Bedik, for a second tale that lacks everything but spice : « The adventures of Tama the hyena ». Sensitives stay away !
News
June 2011: Linguist Colette Grinevald interview over publication of collective work titled “Field Linguistics on Endangered Languages”, a book full of unpublished accounts by leading field linguists.
Agenda
June 25 – July 8, 2011: International summer campus on the comparative status of indigenous peoples, Rouen, France.
Soropedia
3 new language description sheets (in French, yet to be translated):
– Tlingit, isolate related to the Athabaskan family, spoken in Alaska and Canada.
– Ket, sole surviving language of the Yeniseian family, spoken in Siberia.
– Karaja, part to the Macro-Jê phylum, spoken in Brazil.
Not forgetting…
The new word of the fortnight, which should cheer you up and generate many translations: « To Smile ».
A beautiful week to all of you!
The Sorosoro crew
Supported by
