[RNLD] Linguistics in the Pub in London

[Peter Austin]

*Announcement: **Linguistics in the pub in London (LIPIL)* *Tuesday** 11th
October 2016 – What is a linguist?*



"Ultimately a linguist is someone who can walk into the jungle, find a
[language] -- no language in common! -- and figure it all out with a spiral
notebook and a Bic pen."

This recent quote from Dan Everett on Facebook highlights a view of
linguistics that sees its practitioners as outsiders charged with the task
of documenting languages in remote locations. In the first Linguistics in
the Pub in London for the 2016-17 academic year we'll discuss what it means
to be a linguist, the role of linguists in documenting previously
unsubscribed languages, and 'saving' endangered languages. We will also
discuss the changing role of technology in linguistics. Are a spiral
notebook and pen sufficient tools for the modern linguist?



Date: Tuesday 11th October 2016

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Venue: The Marlborough Arms
<http://www.taylor-walker.co.uk/pub/marlborough-arms-bloomsbury/c7440/>, 36
Torrington Place, London WC1E 7LY



Contact Lauren Gawne (lg21 at soas.ac.uk) or Peter Austin (pa2 at soas.ac.uk)
with any questions.

For future announcements and information about LIPIL check out our Facebook
page at https://www.facebook.com/LingPubLondon/ or sign up to the RNLD
mailing list: http://www.rnld.org/node/5



-- 
Prof Peter K. Austin
Marit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics
Department of Linguistics, SOAS
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom

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