Led by Anna Belew

What are the factors that cause a language to become endangered? How do speakers’ attitudes about their language relate to its vitality? How can language documentation help to preserve traditional knowledge? In our introductory workshop, we will discuss all of these questions, and more.

Led by Margaret Ransdell-Green

Phonology is the study of how the sounds of a language pattern together to form greater units of meaning. An orthography is the writing system that is used to express these sounds. Both of these things come in many different shapes and sizes.

Led by A.L. Blake

This workshop covers the fundamentals of audio and video recording for language documentation, and looks at ways to create the best possible recording setup (especially on a budget).

Led by Leah Pappas

To create a lasting and accessible record of a language, its crucial to archive and label it in the most effective way.

Led by Greg Vondiziano

The way words are formed can be very different from one language to another, as well as how those words interact to build sentences and ideas. In this workshop we investigate the exciting factors of morphology (words) and syntax (grammar).

Led by Liv Bianchini

ELAN is an important tool for transcribing recorded language, but ELAN can be quite difficult to use. Liv covers the basics of transcribing recordings in ELAN, and how to add subtitles to videos.

Led by Anna Belew

How does language interact with social structures in your community? We'll talk about how to document topics like variation (how different groups of people may speak a language differently), multilingualism, and social meanings of language use!

Led by Jacob Hakim

Wikipedia is one of the most valuable information sites, but its information on endangered languages is lacking. As language activists and experts, it falls on us to improve Wikipedia’s information on the world’s languages. Come learn how to set up an account and edit Wikipedia in an event open to all community members.

Led by Danielle Yarbrough

The goal of language documentation is to create a lasting, accessible record of a language, while the goal of language revitalization is to increase the number of speakers. There are many different approaches to language revitalization. We will discuss some of these, and take a look at different types of pedagogical materials.