Ten language groups come together for dictionary development workshop FROM THE DESK OF THE COORDINATOR FOR DICTIONARIES AND LEXICOGRAPHY Read more about Ten language groups come together for dictionary development workshop
Matsigenka-Spanish dictionary published in Peru (April 2012) SIL is pleased to announce the recent publication of a new work which provides insight into the language and culture of the Matsigenka community of Peru. Diccionario Matsigenka-Castellano (the Matsigenka-Spanish dictionary), is a result of collaboration between Irene Chávez and other community members with outside linguists, including SIL’s Betty Snell. Read more about Matsigenka-Spanish dictionary published in Peru
SIL's Annual Update: a snapshot of language development in 2011 (February 2012) SIL’s 2011 Update highlights a few of the past year’s service opportunities, with a special focus on partnerships and the development of technology that directly benefits language communities. Read more about SIL's Annual Update: a snapshot of language development in 2011
RAMP, a new resource for archiving language and culture research (December 2011) An innovative response to the problem of collecting research data was recently presented at the Language Documentation and Linguistic Theory Biennial Conference (LDLT3), held 18-20 November at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Jeremy Nordmoe, Director of the SIL International Language and Culture Archives, introduced the Resource and Metadata Packager (RAMP), an application that simplifies the process of submitting materials to an archive. Read more about RAMP, a new resource for archiving language and culture research
FieldWorks training promotes language documentation by mother tongue speakers in Malaysia (November 2011) A workshop offering training in FieldWorks language documentation software was held 17-21 October 2011 at the University of Malaysia, Sabah (UMS). The workshop was co-sponsored by the Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge & Language Learning (PPIB) at UMS, the Kadazandusun Chair of UMS, the UMS Association of Mixed-Methods Researchers (UMAR) and SIL Malaysia. A total of 60 participants from Malaysia and abroad took part in the workshop. Most of the participants were from the ethnolinguistic minority communities of Sabah and Sarawak. Read more about FieldWorks training promotes language documentation by mother tongue speakers in Malaysia
