Endangered languages, cultures and ecosystems: The case of Modern South Arabian

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• Prof Janet Watson, Leeds University
• Wednesday 20 February 2019, 18:30-19:30
• Faculty of English, Room GR-06/07.

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In this talk, I will discuss a community documentation project conducted in southern Oman between January 2013 and December 2016. I will begin by appraising the language/culture situation in the region, looking at the relationship between language, culture and environment. I will then examine decisions taken during the documentation period, and discuss steps taken by the team and community members towards language revitalisation of the languages.

During the documentation period over 200 hours of audio material and 15 hours of video material were collected on topics relating principally to traditional culture and the relationship of humans to the natural environment. Revitalization processes have included development of an Arabic-based orthography and children’s e-books, dissemination with native speakers and work with the Mehri Center for Studies and Research based in al-Ghaydhah, Yemen.

This talk is part of the Cambridge Endangered Languages and Cultures Group series.

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