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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Melbourne Linguistics in the Pub – <u>Wednesday</u> 4<sup>th</sup> October 2017</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Creating books in language</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Discussion led by</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: Emily Gref and Lauren Gawne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A common way for field linguists to create community-focused materials from language documentation projects<b> </b>is to produce books in language that the community can enjoy. Whether these amount to a community
dictionary, a learner's grammar, or illustrated books of local stories depends on what the community wants and what the linguist is capable of in terms of funding and other resources. Using examples past and present of books produced in language, we will discuss
some of the challenges of creating books in minority languages, from orthography development to funding to design. We will also look at how publications in language have changed over the past few decades, from books meant to encourage "transitional literacy"
to Indigenous-owned publishing houses like Magabala Books (Australia) and Inhabit Media (Canada).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Some other questions we will discuss include: The role and valuation of community-oriented projects in language documentation, and the pros and cons of publishing on paper versus digital.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please bring along any examples of publications in languages you have been working with.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Date</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: Wednesday 4th October 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Time</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: 6:00 - 8:00 pm<br>
<b>Venue</b>: Function room<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <b>Naughton’s Parkville Hotel</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Address: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/krZOBlinMmRdUn?domain=maps.google.com">43 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Phone: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (03) 9347 2255<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pLGZBoi1MYwoCV?domain=parkvillehotel.com.au" target="_blank"><span lang="FR">http://parkvillehotel.com.au/</span></a> </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt"> (menu
available online)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LIP is an occasional gathering of language activists and linguists in Melbourne and is coordinated by the MLIP committee: Ruth Singer, Stefan Schnell (Melbourne Uni) and Harriet Sheppard, Jonathan Schlossberg, Alan Ray,
Jonathon Lum (Monash Uni)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Contact Ruth Singer or Stefan Schnell (University of Melbourne) with any questions: <a href="mailto:rsinger@unimelb.edu.au" target="_blank">rsinger@unimelb.edu.au</a>,
<a href="mailto:Stefan.schnell@unimelb.edu.au">stefan.schnell@unimelb.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You can receive these announcements by signing up to the RNLD mailing list: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ld1ZBmSKL8emSK?domain=rnld.org" target="_blank">http://www.rnld.org/node/5</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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