Using new media to save ancient languages (fwd link)

[Dawn McInnes]

Anyone have a report from Australia’s Language and Technology Conference?

 

Dawn

 

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Using new media to save ancient languages


Updated 7 hours 6 minutes ago - AUS

About 80 per cent of Australia's 150 remaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island languages are said to be highly endangered. Today, experts from across the country gathered in Melbourne on a quest to preserve those endangered indigenous languages. The languages may be ancient, but it's new media which may become their saviour.

Jeff Waters

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-28/using-new-media-to-save-ancient-languages/4919948?section=entertainment

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