ELL: biodiversity and language

Mon Apr 22 14:47:32 UTC 2002

Dear Mr. Sethi:

I suggest contacting the people at Terralingua at http://www.terralingua.org/

The linkages you are asking about our their speciality.

Jon Reyhner, Professor
Northern Arizona University

nitin sethi wrote:
>
> 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/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>_________________________________________________________________
> > >>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at
> > >>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
> > >>
> > >>----
> > >>Endangered-Languages-L Forum:
> > endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> > >>Web pages http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/lists/endangered-languages-l/
> > >>Subscribe/unsubscribe and other commands:
> > majordomo at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> > >>----
> > >
> > >----
> > >Endangered-Languages-L Forum:
> > endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> > >Web pages http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/lists/endangered-languages-l/
> > >Subscribe/unsubscribe and other commands:
> > majordomo at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> > >----
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _________________________________________________________________
> > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
> >
> > ----
> > Endangered-Languages-L Forum:
> > endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> > Web pages http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/lists/endangered-languages-l/
> > Subscribe/unsubscribe and other commands:
> > majordomo at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> > ----
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more
> http://games.yahoo.com/
> ----
> Endangered-Languages-L Forum: endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> Web pages http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/lists/endangered-languages-l/
> Subscribe/unsubscribe and other commands: majordomo at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> ----
----
Endangered-Languages-L Forum: endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
Web pages http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/lists/endangered-languages-l/
Subscribe/unsubscribe and other commands: majordomo at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
----