14.11.2019 - 14.11.2019

Postgraduate Linguistics Symposium

Asia and the Pacific / / Adelaide
Department of Linguistics, University of Adelaide

2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Linguistics students at the University of Adelaide would like to mark this by inviting fellow students, staff, researchers and interested others to join us in a Post Graduate Linguistics Symposium. We will be discussing a broad range of topics related to this theme from around the world. This will be a full day event with tea/coffee and a light lunch provided - if you have dietary requirements, please note this where requested in your booking. Looking forward to an engaging and productive day - hope to see you there! NB: Registration essential for catering purposes.
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22.11.2019 - 22.11.2019

Késhjéé’: The Navajo Shoe Game

Europe and North America / / Albuquerque
University of New Mexico

Késhjéé’ is only played in the winter after the first freeze of the year has occurred. At this event, Mr. Kevin Belin will teach késhjéé’ protocols, tell historical stories, and the audience will learn to sing késhjéé’ songs and play késhjéé’. Késhjéé’ or the Shoe Game originated due to the disagreement of how long the day or night should last. The first game ended in a draw and as a result today we have both day and night. Késhjéé’ is more than a story, it is a teaching tool for everyone.
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19.09.2019 - 23.10.2019

Beyond Words: Dictionaries and Indigenous Languages exhibition

Europe and North America / / Toronto
Canadian Language Museum

Beyond Words: Dictionaries and Indigenous Languages highlights the complex relationship between Indigenous languages and dictionaries over several centuries, from word lists and dictionaries developed for exploration, colonization, conversion and assimilation purposes, to online language materials being developed by Indigenous communities to transmit the elders’ language knowledge to today’s youth. On display at the Canadian Language Museum Thursday, […]
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04.09.2019 - 04.09.2019

Nihaadíínááł, Áhxéédahwidiilzįįł: Celebrating the study of Diné bizaad at UNM

Europe and North America / / Albuquerque
University of New Mexico

This is an event where everyone is welcome to celebrate the past and present of Navajo language instruction at the University of New Mexico. Our instructors will share their personal experiences and stories, incorporating traditional cultural knowledge and protocol, and discussing the use of Navajo language in one's career. Our primary goal is to promote the continued use of the Navajo language and of all Indigenous languages of the Southwest.
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04.12.2019 - 06.12.2019

LT4All – International Conference on Language Technologies for All: Enabling Linguistic Diversity and Multilingualism Worldwide

Global / / Paris
UNESCO Headquarters

With a view to provide access to information and knowledge to all language users and facilitate their inclusion and participation in building sustainable knowledge societies, UNESCO, in close cooperation with the Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra (Russian Federation), the European Language Resources Association (ELRA) and its Special Interest Group on Under-resourced languages (SIGUL), and in partnership with UNESCO Intergovernmental Information for All Programme (IFAP) and the Interregional Library Cooperation Centre, as well as with support of other public organizations and sponsors, is organizing this conference with the title “Language Technologies for All: Enabling Linguistic Diversity and Multilingualism Worldwide” at its Headquarters in Paris, France from 4 to 6 December 2019.
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04.07.2019 - 04.07.2019

Story Pavillion at TU Dortmund University’s Summer Festival

Europe and North America / / Dortmund
near TU Dortmund library

Within the context of this year’s Sommerfest at TU Dortmund (4th of July 2019) the university library invites native and heritage speakers of indigenous languages and rare dialects to tell or sign stories and subsequently explain their significance and meaning to the audience in German or English.Through academic posters and language activities the researchers will engage both the students and staff of TU Dortmund University and visitors.
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09.03.2019 - 10.03.2019

12th Toronto Undergraduate Linguistics Conference (TULCON12)

Europe and North America / / Toronto
University of Toronto (St George)

The 12th annual Toronto Undergraduate Linguistics Conference (TULCON) will be held on March 8-10th 2019 at the University of Toronto (St George). This is the longest consecutively-running undergraduate linguistics conference in North America, organised by and for undergraduate students.Through our keynote talks on Canadian, Brazilian and Australian indigenous languages, as well as our undergraduate presentations, we hope to highlight the importance and significance of studying underrepresented and minority languages.
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26.08.2019 - 27.08.2019

The 6th International conference “LIVONICA. Livonian language, history, culture.”

Europe and North America / / Rīga
University of Latvia Livonian Institute

The Livonians, though one of the smallest nations in Europe, have had a significant role in the languages, history, and culture of the Baltic Sea region, while also maintaining their own unique linguistic and cultural identity up to the present. Livonian is a highly endangered Finnic language indigenous to Latvia and has approximately 20 fluent […]
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