FW: [slling-l] signed languages in the Ethnologue

[Kathy H.]

Four years ago, an e-mail was posted (below), requesting the sign language linguistic community to provide feedback to Ethnologue so that the sign language data could be updated.  
 
The Ethnologue website states:  
"If you have corrections or updates to the content of the Ethnologue, please write to the Ethnologue Editor."
 
The Ethnologue editor, according to the website, may be contacted by writing to:  
Editor, Ethnologuec/o International Linguistics Center7500 West Camp Wisdom RoadDallas, Texas 75236 USA
 
or by e-mail:  Ethnologue Editor (which I understand to be Editor(underscore)Ethnologue at sil.org).
(that is, Editor_Ethonologue "at" sil.org)
 
Thank you.
Kathy Hansen
> From: albert_bickford at SIL.ORG> To: slling-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu> Subject: [slling-l] signed languages in the Ethnologue> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:36:53 -0700> > Dear colleagues:> > SIL's Ethnologue (www.ethnologue.com) is an attempt to list all the world's> languages, and since the 1988 edition, signed languages have been included.> At TISLR 8, I became aware that there are ongoing concerns among sign> language researchers about the quality of this information.> > In a resource of this sort, the quality of information can vary widely from> one language to the next. The Ethnologue depends heavily on input from> people who have first-hand and reliable knowledge about individual> languages. The readers of this list certainly fall in this category, and so> I would like to encourage people to check the Ethnologue listings for the> signed languages you know something about. You can find a> complete list of all the signed languages currently in the Ethnologue at> http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=1.> (The Ethnologue uses the designation "Deaf sign languages" to distinguish> these languages from artificial signing systems.)> > If you have comments, additions, or corrections, please contact the new> Ethnologue editor, Paul Lewis, by means of the feedback form on the> Ethnologue website:> http://www.ethnologue.com/ethno_docs/feedback.asp> Be sure to identify who you are and the basis for your comments, such as the> type of experience you've had with the language, any published sources, etc.> > If you've submitted feedback in the past, but it hasn't yet appeared on the> website, it may just be because the site is only updated when a new print> edition is published. (This happens about once every four years, but SIL is> working on a system so that eventually, the website can be updated more > frequently.) The 15th edition, edited by Ray Gordon, is currently in press, > but due to lack of personnel, it is not clear when it will be posted on the > website. I'll try and remember to announce when this happens, so if you > submitted changes that were incorporated in the 15th edition, you can see > how they came out and submit further corrections or clarifications then. In > the meantime, please feel free to contribute any information at any time, > and it will be incorporated in the next edition.> > Albert Bickford> SIL-International> > > To unsubscribe: send mail to <majordomo at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>> with "unsubscribe slling-l" in the body of the message.> -----------------------------------------------------------------> Hosted by Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL> http://valenciacc.edu> > 
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