All,<br>What linguists need and what community members need are different in many ways. However I think it can be argued that community members are increasingly taking responsibility for collecting and working with language materials. David's plan to use grants to purchase equipment is really good -- folks in the community I work for are approaching the tribal council and also looking for grants. In the meantime, doing what David is doing -- recording with the best affordable stuff, is exactly right. It is at least wise to be aware of what is out there and of what to purchase once you get those grants!!
<br><br>I want to suggest that 'capturing every nuance' isn't very important for much of the work going on now -- But -- someday those recordings may take on even more importance than one could imagine ...So I will continue to suggest that 1) Don't wait to buy expensive equiptment to start recording but 2) DO know what to get when you have the chance to purchase and try to find a way to upgrade and improve all equipment -- as Phil suggests, recording itself is just part of the picture.
<br><br>Susan<br><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/31/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Gene Lewis</b> <<a href="mailto:coyotez@uoregon.edu">coyotez@uoregon.edu</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi all,<br>Hey thanks for all of your advice. I do recognize the importance of<br>getting the best equipment available, and as I am writing a<br>Wennergren, I will add a few line-items to my budget. This money will<br>be available next January if I am successful.
<br><br>For those of us who do not have $300 to blow on an audio recorder, and<br>do not have significant budgets to fund such devices I think I can<br>get by on what I can in the $100 range. I think Phil's proposal is<br>
great. I'll have to look into what all of that equipment will cost. So<br>thanks, I appreciate all of your insight...<br><br>Also, I am not doing linguistic work so I do not really need to<br>capture every nuance.<br><br>
David Lewis<br>University of Oregon<br>Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D.<br><br>Department of English<br>Affiliate faculty: Department of Linguistics
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