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Developing Orthographies for Unwritten Languages
Author | : Michael Cahill,Keren Rice |
Publsiher | : Sil International, Global Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Language and languages |
ISBN | : 1556713479 |
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While investigating endangered languages, many researchers become interested in developing literacy for these languages. However, often their linguistic training has not provided practical guidance in this area. This book, with contributions by experienced practitioners, helps fill this gap. Both foundational theory and specific case studies are addressed in this work. Non-linguistic factors are described, particularly sociolinguistic issues that determine acceptability of orthographies. A principled approach to the level of phonological representation for orthographies is proposed, applying recent phonological theory. The thorny issues of how to determine word breaks and how to mark tone in an orthography are explored. "Overly hasty orthographies" and the benefits of allowing time for an orthography to settle are discussed. Principles of the foundational chapters are further exemplified by detailed case studies from Mexico, Peru, California, Nepal, and Southeast Asia, which vividly illustrate the variety of local conditions that must be taken into account. The combination of theoretical and practical makes this book unique. It will benefit those involved in helping establish orthographies for hitherto-unwritten languages, and provide concrete guidance through crucial issues. Michael Cahill (Ph.D. 1999, Ohio State University) developed the Konni orthography in Ghana. He was SIL's International Linguistics Coordinator for eleven years, and is on the LSA's Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation. Keren Rice (Ph.D. 1976, University of Toronto) helped standardize the orthography of Slavey, and has taught on orthography development at InField/CoLang. She was LSA President in 2012 and is currently University Professor at the University of Toronto.
Developing Orthographies for Unwritten Languages
Author | : Michael Cahill,Karen Rice |
Publsiher | : SIL International |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 2017-05-26 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781556714191 |
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While investigating endangered languages, many researchers become interested in developing literacy for these languages. However, often their linguistic training has not provided practical guidance in this area. This book, with contributions by experienced practitioners, helps fill this gap. Both foundational theory and specific case studies are addressed in this work. Non-linguistic factors are described, particularly sociolinguistic issues that determine acceptability of orthographies. A principled approach to the level of phonological representation for orthographies is proposed, applying recent phonological theory. The thorny issues of how to determine word breaks and how to mark tone in an orthography are explored. "Overly hasty orthographies" and the benefits of allowing time for an orthography to settle are discussed. Principles of the foundational chapters are further exemplified by detailed case studies from Mexico, Peru, California, Nepal, and Southeast Asia, which vividly illustrate the variety of local conditions that must be taken into account. The combination of theoretical and practical makes this book unique. It will benefit those involved in helping establish orthographies for hitherto-unwritten languages, and provide concrete guidance through crucial issues. Michael Cahill (Ph.D. 1999, Ohio State University) developed the Konni orthography in Ghana. He was SIL's International Linguistics Coordinator for eleven years, and is on the LSA's Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation. Keren Rice (Ph.D. 1976, University of Toronto) helped standardize the orthography of Slavey, and has taught on orthography development at InField/CoLang. She was LSA President in 2012 and is currently University Professor at the University of Toronto.
Creating Orthographies for Endangered Languages
Author | : Mari C. Jones,Damien Mooney |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2017-08-31 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781107148352 |
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This volume discusses how orthographies are being developed and implemented in the specific context of language endangerment and revitalisation. Chapters are written by academics working in the field of language endangerment and also by members of indigenous communities working 'at the coalface' of language support and maintenance.
Standard Alphabet for Reducing Unwritten Languages and Foreign Graphic Systems to a Uniform Orthography in European Letters
Author | : Richard Lepsius |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 1855 |
Genre | : Phonetic alphabet |
ISBN | : OXFORD:N13446712 |
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Socio cultural and Linguistic Factors in the Development of Writing Systems for Preliterate Peoples
Author | : Andrée Frances Connery Sjoberg |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Language and languages |
ISBN | : UTEXAS:059173018624124 |
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The Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages
Author | : Kenneth L. Rehg,Lyle Campbell |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 776 |
Release | : 2018-07-18 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780190610036 |
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The endangered languages crisis is widely acknowledged among scholars who deal with languages and indigenous peoples as one of the most pressing problems facing humanity, posing moral, practical, and scientific issues of enormous proportions. Simply put, no area of the world is immune from language endangerment. The Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages, in 39 chapters, provides a comprehensive overview of the efforts that are being undertaken to deal with this crisis. A comprehensive reference reflecting the breadth of the field, the Handbook presents in detail both the range of thinking about language endangerment and the variety of responses to it, and broadens understanding of language endangerment, language documentation, and language revitalization, encouraging further research. The Handbook is organized into five parts. Part 1, Endangered Languages, addresses the fundamental issues that are essential to understanding the nature of the endangered languages crisis. Part 2, Language Documentation, provides an overview of the issues and activities of concern to linguists and others in their efforts to record and document endangered languages. Part 3, Language Revitalization, includes approaches, practices, and strategies for revitalizing endangered and sleeping ("dormant") languages. Part 4, Endangered Languages and Biocultural Diversity, extends the discussion of language endangerment beyond its conventional boundaries to consider the interrelationship of language, culture, and environment, and the common forces that now threaten the sustainability of their diversity. Part 5, Looking to the Future, addresses a variety of topics that are certain to be of consequence in future efforts to document and revitalize endangered languages.
The Cambridge Handbook of Historical Orthography
Author | : Marco Condorelli,Hanna Rutkowska |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 1075 |
Release | : 2023-09-30 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781108801416 |
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Written by a team of global scholars, this is the first Handbook covering the rapidly growing field of historical orthography. Comprehensive yet accessible, it is essential reading for academic researchers and students in the field, and in related areas such as morphology, syntax, historical linguistics, linguistic typology and sociolinguistics.
Handbook of Literacy in Africa
Author | : R. Malatesha Joshi |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 9783031262500 |
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This volume highlights the shortcomings concerning literacy development in Africa and collates the current available literature based on empirical research in various countries in a coherent manner. Further emphasized is how the current research can guide practical information to improve the literacy situation in Africa. The research studies will encompass various fields such as linguistics, neurosciences, and education and will provide future research directions and instructional recommendations to improve the literacy situation in Africa.