California Language Archive clicks with multiple resources (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

Fyi, Here is the URL for the archive:

http://cla.berkeley.edu/

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Phillip E Cash Cash
<cashcash at email.arizona.edu> wrote:
> 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.
>
> Access full article below:
> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/20/california-language-archive/
>