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Title: From Community to Archive and Back: Language archives and digital return
Over the past three decades the field of linguistics has refocused attention on endangered languages, and enormous strides have been made to document these languages and develop archive infrastructure for language data. Although the potential for language archives to support language renewal efforts has often been tacitly assumed, much greater attention has been given to the preservation of data than to access and utilization. Documentation activities are imagined as a race against time to get language data into a lasting form before the last speakers pass away. Here I describe three examples of efforts which are working to engage with language communities and increase the accessibility and usability of language resources. Though not necessarily representative, these efforts suggest ways in which linguists, archivists, and communities can collaborate to support digital return.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1003481 1543828
PAR ID:
10046228
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Proceedings of the Foundation for Endangered Languages Conference
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Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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