*** apologies for cross-postings ***<br><br>Prof Bernard Spolsky, Bar-Ilan University, is giving a series of talks in the Linguistics Department at SOAS next week that may be of interest to readers of this list:<br><br>1. Tuesday 24th February -- "Applying a model of language policy and management to endangered languages", Linguistics Department seminar at 3:30pm in room 4418 (see <a href="http://www.hrelp.org/events/seminars/">http://www.hrelp.org/events/seminars/</a>)<br>
<br>2. Thursday 26th February -- "Rescuing Maori: the last 40 years", HRELP Annual Public Lecture at 6pm in room G52 (see <a href="http://www.hrelp.org/events/publiclecture2009/index.html">http://www.hrelp.org/events/publiclecture2009/index.html</a>)<br clear="all">
<br>3. Friday 27th February -- ""Language beliefs and the management of endangered languages", ELAP Workshop on Beliefs and Ideology, Birkbeck College room 152 (registration required -- see <a href="http://www.hrelp.org/events/workshops/ideology/index.html">http://www.hrelp.org/events/workshops/ideology/index.html</a>)<br>
<br>The lectures on Tuesday and Thursday are free and open to all. For Friday registration and payment is necessary (see the links above or contact <a href="mailto:elap@soas.ac.uk">elap@soas.ac.uk</a> for further details).<br>
<br>-- <br>Prof Peter K. Austin<br>Marit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics<br>Director, Endangered Languages Academic Program<br>Department of Linguistics, SOAS<br>Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square<br>London WC1H 0XG<br>
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