Just a quick reminder: "The Linguists" screening is tomorrow, 7:30pm
in the GSU, followed by a short presentation and Q&A with Prof. Norvin
Richards. Come see the movie on the big screen, hear about Lardil,
ask questions, get answers.
-Paul
> Announcing the Boston University undergraduate Linguistics
> Association's end-of-the-year event:
>
> Screening of "The Linguists"
> Followed by a short presentation and Q&A with
> Prof. Norvin Richards (MIT)
>
> Wednesday, April 29
> 7:30pm
>
> Boston University
> Conference Auditorium
> 2nd floor of the George Sherman Union
> 775 Commonwealth Ave
> http://tinyurl.com/gsuatbu
>
> http://thelinguists.com/
>
> "The Linguists" follows linguists David Harrison and Greg Anderson
> as they travel the globe in a race to document vanishing languages
> in Siberia, India, Bolivia, and elsewhere. Here is a chance to see
> it in "on the big screen", at the Boston University undergraduate
> Linguistics Association end-of-the-year event.
>
> The movie will be followed by a short presentation by Prof. Norvin
> Richards (MIT) concerning his own work with language documentation
> and revitalization, followed by a question & answer period.
>
> The event is free, and is open to the public.
April News:
Hey Linguists! We have some exciting new events coming up, please
check these out:
Ice Cream/Cake Social
Thursday, April 23 @ 7:00 PM in 621 Comm. Ave B02 (basement).
Let's hang out and have some treats! We'll be talking about plans for
next year and officer selection. Note that BU is on a "Monday
schedule."
The Linguists
Wednesday, April 29 @ 7:30 PM in the Conference Auditorium (GSU 2nd
floor)
This is our big event to end the semester! We know it's during the
last week of class, but you won't want to miss it. After the movie
(which was a big hit at last year's Sundance festival), Prof. Norvin
Richards (MIT) will speak briefly about his own work on language
documentation and revitalization, followed by some time for Q&A. Just
read this exciting description of the film:
Scientists estimate that of 7,000 languages in the world, half will be
gone by the end of
this century. On average, one language disappears every two weeks.
"The Linguists" is a hilarious and poignant chronicle of two
scientists--David Harrison
and Gregory Anderson--racing to document languages on the verge of
extinction. In
Siberia, India, and Bolivia, the linguists confront head-on the very
forces silencing
languages: racism, humiliation, and violent economic unrest. David and
Greg's journey
takes them deep into the heart of the cultures, knowledge, and
communities at risk when a
language dies.
In other linguistics news,
this website is pretty clever. It's a sample of what English would be
like if it had resisted all non-Germanic influences.
http://mithridates.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-english-might-look-like-with-a…
[Thanks to Tricia K. for putting this newsletter together.]
