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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Dear all,<br>
<br>
Regarding Perley's paper and the next Linguistics in the Pub, I have just submitted a response to Perley's paper for review to
<span style="font-style: italic;">Anthropology Forum</span>. I will keep the list informed of the outcome.<br>
<br>
Pity I live in Adelaide, otherwise I would come along to the pub. Still, considering the success of the Society History of Linguistics in the Pacific conference held over the last two days, it's good being here.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Josh<br>
________________________________________<br>
From: Ruth Singer [ruth.singer@gmail.com]<br>
Sent: Friday, 6 July 2012 3:15 PM<br>
To: r-n-l-d<br>
Cc: Anna Margetts; Arlee Turner; Jeremy David Taylor<br>
Subject: [RNLD] Linguistics in the Pub Tuesday 17th July: Zombie Linguistics<br>
<br>
Announcement: Linguistics in the Pub July 2012<br>
<br>
Zombie Linguistics:<br>
Metaphors academic linguists use to talk about language endangerment<br>
involve death, preservation and extinction. However language activists<br>
and more community-oriented linguists involved with language<br>
revitalisation tend to talk about sleeping languages, rewakening<br>
languages and emergent vitalities. In this session we will discuss a<br>
recent article (Perley 2012) which argues that the metaphors used by<br>
linguists are detrimental to community aspirations for language<br>
revitalisation. To what extent are the two approaches really<br>
incompatible? As linguists, do we really need to choose between<br>
working for communities where we do our research and working within<br>
academia?<br>
<br>
Perley, Bernard C. (2012). Zombie Linguistics: Experts, Endangered<br>
Languages and the Curse of Undead Voices. Anthropological Forum 22:<br>
133-149.<br>
<br>
See the LIP page of the RNLD website for background readings.<br>
<br>
Date: Tuesday 17th July<br>
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm<br>
Venue: Upstairs room, Prince Alfred Hotel,<br>
191 Grattan St, Carlton<br>
(corner of Bouverie St)<br>
ph (03) 9347-3033<br>
<br>
Food and drinks available at the venue<br>
Contact Ruth Singer if you have any questions rsinger@unimelb.edu.au<br>
<br>
LIP is an occasional gathering of language activists and linguists in<br>
Melbourne. All are welcome. Those in other parts of Australia and the<br>
world who can't make it to the Melbourne LIPs are encouraged to<br>
organise a local gathering to discuss this topic and support language<br>
activities in your area.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Ruth Singer<br>
ARC Research Fellow<br>
Linguistics Program<br>
School of Languages and Linguistics<br>
Faculty of Arts<br>
University of Melbourne 3010<br>
Tel. +61 3 90353774<br>
http://www.linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/profiles/singer/<br>
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