This funding opportunity may be of interest but it does require that a German institution take the lead (although that can involve collaboration with institutions and researchers elsewhere). It does seem a bit limited of vision of them to frame this only in terms of documenting languages before they become extinct, and not to mention revitalization efforts, but maybe those can be included. (Thanks to Ted Johnson for forwarding mention of this VW Fndn. initiative.)... DZO
Documentation of Endangered Languages Next deadline for applications: October 15, 2006 http://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/foerderung/auslandsorientiert/bedrohte-sprachen.html?L=1 Some two thirds of the estimated 6,500 languages still spoken throughout the world are in danger of disappearing within the next one to two generations. But if a language dies, this also means that a piece of the cultural diversity of our world dies with it. The initiative cannot stop this development, but it can make sure that testimony to these language cultures, which are mostly only passed on by word of mouth, is recorded in an electronic archive of endangered languages before they vanish without trace: by means of audio tape, video camera, still camera and note pad. The program funds documentation projects as well as symposia and summer schools. You will find details regarding the content and information about how to file an application in the Information for Applicants, which also includes a checklist. Background: The main phase of the initiative that started in 2002 was preceded by a pilot phase in which the researchers of the first eight documentation projects together with the "technicians" around Peter Wittenburg from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen developed a number of standardizations of a technical, juridical-ethical and methodological-linguistic nature. This central database project trod new ground in terms of the methods used; it constitutes the binding framework for the individual documentation projects. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
