Announcement: Linguistics in the Pub Tuesday 9th July 2013<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br>Topic: Useful and interesting websites and apps about endangered languages<br><br>Some great websites and apps have been appearing in recent years. These attractive, usable and useful sites provide small language communities and linguists with access to all sorts of information and entertainment. </div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Here are some of the kinds of sites we might talk about</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Sites focussed on specific endangered languages:</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://bininjgunwok.org.au/" target="_blank">http://bininjgunwok.org.au/ </a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://www.tewhanake.maori.nz/" target="_blank">http://www.tewhanake.maori.nz/</a></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://www.yuwaalaraay.org/" target="_blank">http://www.yuwaalaraay.org/</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Apps for learning endangered languages: </div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://globalnativenetworks.com/2013/06/18/idecolonize-indigenous-language-learning-mobile-apps/" target="_blank">http://globalnativenetworks.com/2013/06/18/idecolonize-indigenous-language-learning-mobile-apps/</a></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Big sites, what they do and what they could do better:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://wikipedia.org/" target="_blank">wikipedia.org</a></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<a href="http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/" target="_blank">www.endangeredlanguages.com</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">No insult is intended to any websites and apps not in this list!</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br>Please bring along a link to <i>your</i> favourite website, or a device to demonstrate your favourite app.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">We will have wifi and a large tv that you can plug a device into</div>
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Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm<br>
Venue: Upstairs room, Prince Alfred Hotel,<br>
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191 Grattan St, Carlton<br>
(corner of Bouverie St)<br>
ph (03) 9347-3033<br>
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Food and drinks available at the venue<br>
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LIP is organised by Ruth Singer and Lauren Gawne, University of Melbourne<br>
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Contact Ruth Singer if you have any questions <a href="mailto:rsinger@unimelb.edu.au" target="_blank">rsinger@unimelb.edu.au</a><br>
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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>
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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. <a href="tel:%2B61%203%2090353774" value="+61390353774" target="_blank">+61 3 90353774</a><br>
<a href="http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/academic-staff/ruth-singer" target="_blank">http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/academic-staff/ruth-singer</a><br>
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