Collaborating on language documentation and conservation (March 2013) Language researchers and documentation specialists from around the world are participating in the 3rd International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC). The event is taking place 28 February-3 March on the Campus of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. The theme of this year’s conference is “Sharing Worlds of Knowledge.” According to conference organizers, this theme “highlight[s] the interdisciplinary nature of language documentation and the need to share methods for documenting the many aspects of human knowledge that language encodes.” Read more about Collaborating on language documentation and conservation
Celebrating 60 years of partnership in the Philippines (February 2013) This year marks the 60th anniversary of SIL’s entry into partnership with the government of the Philippines to work together for the country's language communities. With more than 170 distinct ethnolinguistic communities, the island nation is a colorful mosaic of languages and cultures. Since 1953, SIL staff members have been involved in language development efforts with many of these communities. Read more about Celebrating 60 years of partnership in the Philippines
International Mother Language Day 2013 (February 2013) Each year on 21 February, the value of local languages is recognized with International Mother Language Day (IMLD). First designated by UNESCO in 1999, the annual event provides an opportunity to promote linguistic diversity and focus on a number of issues related to communities’ mother tongues. Read more about International Mother Language Day 2013
COOL9 and the Workshop on Identifying Codes for Languages (February 2013) SIL linguists will be among those presenting research at two February events hosted by the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, at the Newcastle Museum. Read more about COOL9 and the Workshop on Identifying Codes for Languages
SIL linguists at 87th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America (January 2013) The 87th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) was held in Boston, 3-6 January. Both students and professional linguists presented research on a wide variety of linguistics topics. A number of SIL linguists attended the LSA meetings, including three who presented research: Read more about SIL linguists at 87th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America
