The East Cree language Web (fwd link)

[phil cash cash]

Thanks for you note Shannon.  The East Cree language web is an
impressive site with a wide ranging set of language resoruces for
community learners and those interested in wanting to document the
language.  The dictionary is well organized and accessible.  I enjoyed
the downloadable Syllabics chart (done in Flash I assume since it has
the .swf extension).

Maybe we can get Marie to tell us about her projects and join ILAT.

later,
Phil Cash Cash

Quoting "s.t. bischoff" <bischoff at email.arizona.edu>:

> I'm glad you sent this around Phil, this as an excellent website. The story
> behind its creation is very interesting and informative for anyone
> working with
> a community on languae issues or interested in doing so. Prof. Marie-Odile
> Junker presented a paper at the Workshop on the Structure and Constituency in
> Languages of the Americas 2005, Toronto. The specifics are what is important,
> and sadly I don't recall them too well. However, if memory serves me, she
> started the project several years ago thinking she would be doing a
> grammar and
> quickly learned that the Cree community had other ideas regarding 
> their needs.
> She received a grant that had open outcomes, meaning she did not have to
> specify what the out comes would be in her proposal (again if I recall
> properly). This created a great deal of flexibility and room for her and the
> community to arrive at a project that best met the needs of the community.
> Anyway, if people find the website interesting I would encourage them to drop
> Prof. Junker an email to inquire about the history of the site - I think they
> will find it quite informative and very valuable. Hopefully Prof. 
> Junker won't
> mind the inquiries.
>
> shannon
>
> Quoting phil cash cash <cashcash at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU>:
>
>> The East Cree language Web
>> http://www.carleton.ca/ecree/en/
>>
>> fyi, here is a link of interest.
>>
>> Phil Cash Cash
>> UofA, ILAT
>
>
>
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