[lg policy] Rosetta Stone helps Chitimacha revive language

[Harold Schiffman]

Forwarded From: edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


Indian Country Today



Rosetta Stone helps Chitimacha revive language



The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana will be breathing new life into its
language with the help of modern technology. The revival is being made
possible with Rosetta Stone software.

Kimberly Waldon, the tribe’s cultural director, said the community had
been trying to bring back the language for about 13 years, more than
50 years after the last Chitimacha speaker in the community died. To
help revitalize the language, the Cultural Department had been using
wax cylinder recordings and field notes made more than 65 years ago by
a linguist. But, that was not effective enough, and Waldon says it was
also too academic for some.



Full story:

http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/living/education/85505897.html





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