1.7 Questions for Discussion

  • What is language documentation?
  • Why care about language loss and shift?
  • What kinds of materials are available in private collections or dispersed throughout your community? For example, are there dictionaries, songs, writings, bibles, or other materials in your community?
  • Is there a linguistics researcher that has done work with your community?
    • Where are these materials?
    • Do you have access to a copy of these materials?
    • Do you find these to be an accurate representation of your language?
  • What are your individual and community goals for language documentation?
  • In which  environments may you need to record?
  • How can you use ZOOM for recording?
  • How can you use your phone for recording?