Language Documentation & Revitalization at the University of Seville

Vera Ferreira and Rita Pedro will give a workshop on Language Documentation and Revitalization on November 12 and 13 at the University of Seville.

During the two days, Vera and Rita will introduce language documentation, its methods and goals, and discuss several language documentation programs and strategies, focusing on community-driven aspects.

PROGRAM

November 12, 2015 (Aula Magna de Filología)

8:30 – 9:50
Language documentation in the context of endangered languages: goals and limitations

10:00 – 11:20
The multimodality of the communicative event: methodogy, ethics and formats in language documentation fieldwork

11:30 – 12:50
Data processing and language documentation products

13:00 – 14:20
From documentation to revitalization: revitalization programs and tools based on collected data

November 13, 2015 (Aula Magna de Filología)

8:30 – 9:50 / 10:00 – 11:20
Hands-on session: mini-documentation and creation of multimedia lexical tools for revitalization purposes