ELL: biodiversity and language

Mon Apr 22 11:27:51 UTC 2002

Hi,

I am Nitin, a writer for the magazine 'Down To Earth' published from
Delhi, India. (www.cseindia.org) Am researching and finding info on
linkages between biodiversity and language and how the two are
intertwined. Specially how the dissappearence of one finds reflection
in the other also loosingh ground. I'd be thankful for people to talk
to and places to find stuff to read.

Nitin Sethi
Science reporter
Down To Earth
new Delhi

email: moruoak at yahoo.com, nitin at cseindia.org

--- Lakhan Gusain <lgusain at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Gail,
> thanks for your mail. I will write you in detail about South Asian
> endangered languages tomorrow. As to day I was very busy in exams of
> my
> students.
> All the best,
>
> Lakhan
>
>
> >From: Coelho <gail at utxvms.cc.utexas.edu>
> >Reply-To: endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> >To: endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au,
> >endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> >Subject: Re: Reply to" ELL: Requesting your assistance"
> >Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 17:14:58 -0500
> >
> >That's interesting .. I'd be interested in hearing about endangered
> >languages in South Asia. It seemed hard to find info on this issue.
> >
> >Gail Coelho
> >
> >
> >At 09:58 AM 4/17/02 -0400, Lakhan Gusain wrote:
> >>Dear Akira,
> >>
> >>I received your mail through ELL List titled"ELL: Requesting your
> >>assistance" where you have mentioned the areas where languages are
> in
> >>Endangerment. Most of the world is covered in this list, I
> appreciate
> >>this. But there is no mention of SOUTH ASIA: India, Pakistan,
> Nepal, sri
> >>Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Malidives.....
> >>
> >>Do you think that There is NO endangered language in these
> countries?
> >>Whereas, according to rough estimate about ONE THOUSAND endangered
> >>dialects/languages are there in South Asia.
> >>
> >>Hope you will the consider this.
> >>
> >>All the best,
> >>
> >>Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
> >>Faculty
> >>Department of Asian Languages & Cultures
> >>3070, Frieze Building
> >>University of Michigan
> >>Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1285 (USA)
> >>--------------------------------------Original Message-------
> >>
> >>>From: "Akira Y. Yamamoto" <akira at ku.edu>
> >>>Reply-To: endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> >>>To: endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> >>>Subject: ELL: Requesting your assistance
> >>>Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 23:39:18 -0500
> >>>
> >>>Dear ELLers:
> >>>         Discovery Channel, the world's leading non-fiction
> entertainment
> >>>channel dedicated to helping people explore the world, will form a
> >>>promotional partnership with the United Nations Educationa,
> Scientific
> >>>and
> >>>Cultural Organizaiton (UNESCO) aimed at generating awareness for
> >>>endangered
> >>>languages and cultural heritage.  To this end, Discovery Channel
> plans to
> >>>produce the ginettes/films of up to 2 minutes in length each
> related to
> >>>language preservation and the value of languages both as a means
> of
> >>>communication and expression of cultural identity.
> UNESCO/Discovery
> >>>Channel need to have 2~4 examples of endangered language
> communities in
> >>>each of the countries listed below.  We are asked to provide such
> >>>examples
> >>>of endangered languages to be filmed and they want examples:
> >>>(1) that will be illustrative in order to appeal to the general
> public,
> >>>(2) that have accessible contact persons,
> >>>(3) that will not create any political problem with the concerned
> >>>government,
> >>>(4) that may include spoken, written, or sign language,
> >>>(5) and that the language community is trying to maintain,
> vitalize or
> >>>revitalize their languages.
> >>>
> >>>The geographical areas they are looking for are:
> >>>
> >>>Great Britain/UK/Ireland
> >>>Western EuropeNordic
> >>>Eastern Europe/Baltics
> >>>Middle East/Turkey/Africa
> >>>Taiwan
> >>>Malaysia
> >>>Korea
> >>>China
> >>>Argentina
> >>>Mexico
> >>>Venezuela
> >>>
> >>>Could anyone help identify such endangered languages/language
> >>>communities?
> >>>Many thanks, Akira
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Akira Y. Yamamoto
> >>>The University of Kansas
> >>>Department of Anthropology
> >>>Fraser Hall 622
> >>>1415 Jayhawk Blvd.
> >>>Lawrence, KS 66045-7556
> >>>Phone: (785) 864-2645
> >>>FAX: (785) 864-5224
> >>>Anthropology: http://www.ukans.edu/~kuanth/
> >>>Linguistics: http://www.linguistics.ukans.edu/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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