California Language Archive clicks with multiple resources (fwd link)

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California Language Archive clicks with multiple resources

By Kathleen Maclay, Media Relations | June 20, 2011
USA

BERKELEY — As of today (Monday, June 20), much of the University of
California, Berkeley’s vast language resources is accessible, free of
charge, to anyone with Internet access via the new California Language
Archive (CLA) website and its catalog of UC Berkeley materials – the
largest indigenous language archive at a U.S. university.

The site is filled with downloadable digital content that includes
rare audio recordings and written documentation. A few examples
include 51 hours of Wintu songs and conversations, the hummingbird
fire story recited in the nearly extinct language of Nisenan, and
handwritten notes on Chochenyo that are based on linguist and
ethnographer J.P. Harrington’s work with the language’s last good
speaker.

“This very extensive information is valuable for scholars, and
absolutely vital for Native American communities trying to revitalize
endangered or no longer spoken languages,” said Andrew Garrett, a UC
Berkeley professor specializing in historical linguistics and the
driving force behind the CLA.

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