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Association for Linguistic Typology (ALT) | |
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ALT is a non-profit organisation which is primarily engaged in typological linguistics research. Endangered languages are central to this field. | |
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft (DGfS) | |
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The DGfS is the Society of Linguistics in Germany. GBS evolved from a workshop of the DGfS. | |
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Ethnologue, Languages of the World | |
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Brief information about the languages of the world, classified by continent. | |
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European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages (EBLUL) | |
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Information and latest news about minority languages of Europe. | |
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Festival der Sprachen in Bremen 2009 | |
| · | The Festival der Sprachen (Festival of Languages) took place in Bremen from September 17 to October 7, 2009. It comprised linguistic conferences as well as popular science events on the subject of language. It was organized by the Department of General and Applied Linguistics at the University of Bremen (IAAS), in cooperation with several other institutions and organizations including the GBS. | |
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The International Centre for the Study and Teaching of Lesser-Used Languages (CeSTeaLuL) | |
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The CeSTeaLuL is an academic institution at the University of Bremen, Germany, which fosters research on lesser-used languages and provides training courses in linguistics for such linguistic communities. | |
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The International Clearing House for Endangered Languages (ICHEL) | |
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The ICEL is a central depot for information concerning the world's endangered languages, including the current state of preservation, documentation, degree of endangeredness, and other relevant information. | |
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Language Attrition and Language Loss, Linguists and Organisations | |
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Personal homepage of T. Ammerlaan, with useful links to linguists, projects and publications dealing with the death of languages, language change, and language documentation. | |
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Linguasphere | |
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The Linguasphere Observatory is devoted to the classification of the world's languages and dialects, the study and promotion of multilingualism and the exploration of our global linguistic environment. | |
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Linguistic Society of America (LSA) | |
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The LSA was founded in 1924 for the advancement of the scientific study of language. The Society serves its nearly 7,000 individual and institutional members through scholarly meetings, publications, and special activities designed to advance the discipline. | |
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Terralingua partnerships for linguistic and biological diversity | |
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Terralingua is an international, nonprofit organization concerned with the future of the world's cultural and biological diversity. Within this broad focus there are two main aims: preserving the world's linguistic diversity, and investigating connections between biological and cultural diversity. | |
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DOBES - Documentation of endangered languages | |
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The DOBES project of the Volkswagen Stiftung offers grants for a period of up to three years. | |
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Endangered Language Fund (ELF) | |
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The aims of the ELF include scientific research on endangered languages and the preservation of languages through the provision of support and information to both speakers and the public. | |
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Foundation For Endangered Languages | |
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This foundation supports the documentation of endangered languages and is engaged in promoting the use of endangered languages in all public domains. | |
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Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project | |
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The Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund founded this scholarship programme in order to support linguistic fieldwork. | |
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Schweizerische Gesellschaft für bedrohte Sprachen | |
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Provides grants for studies of endangered languages. | |
| Information about individual Languages and Language Families | ||
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Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee | |
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Comanche has, according to declarations of the Committee, about 800 mostly aged speakers. The site informs about about steps to document and impart the language, among other things a Master-Apprentice-Programme. Anyone who wants to support the project can order various articles and books. | |
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The Foundation for Research and Promotion Ainu Culture | |
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The FRPAC supports the advancement of the language and culture of the Ainu as well as relevant research projects. Language conservation measures such as language courses and radio transmissions are also briefly presented. | |
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Himalayan Languages Project | |
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The Himalayan Languages Project of the University of Leiden informs about endangered languages of the Himalaya, among these Bangani, which was somewhat of a riddle to the Indo-European language research, and the until quite recently unknown Tibetan-Birmane languages Black Mountain and Gongduk. Dissertation projects are provided. | |
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Mesoamerican Languages Documentation Project | |
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This website presents extensive documentation of several Central American languages. From the homepage there is access to online dictionaries. | |
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Plautdietsch-Freunde e.V. - Verein für Plautdietsch-Freunde | |
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Documentation, advancement and preservation of the Plaudietsch dialect. | |
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Nengvaanemquescama Nempayvaam Enlhet | |
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Enlhet language project (Chaco, Central Paraguay). | |
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SemArch - Semitisches Tonarchiv | |
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Project sponsored by the DFG which stores digitalized recordings of Semitic languages and dialects and publishes them on the Internet. | |
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The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) | |
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The SSILA promotes research on indigenous languages in North, Central and South America. | |
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Spoken Karaim CD | |
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Karaim is a Turkic language spoken only in a few small and isolated communities in Lituania and Poland. The website presents a multimedia resource soon to be published on CD. | |
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Studienhaus für keltische Sprachen und Kulturen | |
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The Centre for the Study of Celtic Languages and Cultures primarily aims to offer courses in the following modern Celtic languages: Irish, Welsh, Breton, and Scottish Gaelic, according to scholarly standards and current linguistic-didactic notions. | |
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