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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>FYI</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>Building a catalogue of South American
languages</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Etnolinguistica.Org, an information hub on indigenous South American
languages (<A
href="http://www.etnolinguistica.org/">http://www.etnolinguistica.org</A>), has
recently launched an initiative to create a peer-maintained, up-to-date
catalogue of South American languages, relying on a network of linguists
directly involved in the documentation and analysis of the continent's
languages. Each entry in the catalogue is an individual page providing
basic information such as number of speakers, location, genetic affiliation,
etc. Additional information on the catalogue (currently, only in
Portuguese) can be found at the following address: </DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.etnolinguistica.org/linguas">http://www.etnolinguistica.org/linguas</A></DIV>
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<DIV>The catalogue is cross-referenced with a directory of South Americanists
(<A
href="http://www.etnolinguistica.org/cadastro">http://www.etnolinguistica.org/cadastro</A>)
and an ever-growing list of online resources (theses, news articles, academic
papers, hard-to-find books, etc.), in such a way that, by clicking on a given
language tag, one can find not only a list of online materials, but ways of
getting directly in touch with linguists working on that language as well.
It is hoped that such integration between authors and resources will ensure a
certain measure of control, by the scientific community, over the quality of the
information being provided.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT><BR>The catalogue's editors strongly urge all interested
colleagues to contribute with this initiative, by reviewing the available
entries (<A
href="http://www.etnolinguistica.org/catalogo:preenchidas">http://www.etnolinguistica.org/catalogo:preenchidas</A>)
and filling up the form available at the following address:</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.etnolinguistica.org/form:lingua">http://www.etnolinguistica.org/form:lingua</A></DIV>
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