Small Languages?

[Andre Cramblit]

Dear sirs,
new on the list, I should like to present myself and the site I am
working on. My name is Patrick-Henri Burgaud. I was born in France but I
have been living for years in the Netherlands, where I studied
linguistics.
I am working on a web site called
THE HOUSE OF THE SMALL LANGUAGES:
http://www.houseofthesmalllanguages.org
a virtual monument devoted to the seriously endangered languages, all
over the world. It is "a work in progress", in permanent evolution.
Keywords are: strong social engagement and participation. The functions
of the web site is to let know about the existence of dying languages to
the largest possible audience and to create and increase the possibility
of a permanent contact with and between all native speakers of
endangered languages.
My wish is to create for every language a separate own page,  with
various information about the language, a sound sample of it, a picture
of  one or more speakers  nd/or a link with an already existing home
page in or about this language. It will become a tremendous huge site.
The House of the Small Languages is mirrored to by the West Virginian
University (it is at the moment under constuction). I try to update it
with accurate information, which is very difficult to get. Information
about dying or recently died languages looks like military secrets, it
is very hard to get.
I am very glad  to have heard about the list and to become a member.

 friendly yours with regards
To know more about me and my interests, please visit the site
http://home.tiscali.nl/burgaud/ruine/entree.htm
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drs. Patrick-Henri Burgaud
Zypendaalseweg 75
6814 CE Arnhem
http://houseofthesmalllanguages.org <http://houseofthesmalllanguages.org/>
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André Cramblit: andre.p.cramblit.86 at alum.dartmouth.org is the Operations
Director Northern California Indian Development Council NCIDC
(http://www.ncidc.org) is a non-profit that meets the development needs
of American Indians

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