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Analytical notes on Lamkang grammar (open access)

Analytical notes on Lamkang grammar

Handwritten field notes on Lamkang language, including journaling of field trip in Delhi in January 2009 with Harimohon Thounaojam and Rex Khullar.
Date: January 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Call Number, Volume 68, Number 1, Spring 2009 (open access)

Call Number, Volume 68, Number 1, Spring 2009

Call Number is a twice yearly (spring and fall) magazine of the College of Information at the University of North Texas. The periodical contains information about professors, news in the departments, and the school's alumni.
Date: 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Information.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Call Number, Volume 68, Number 2, Fall 2009 (open access)

Call Number, Volume 68, Number 2, Fall 2009

Call Number "is the twice yearly (spring and fall) magazine of the College of Information" (p. 2) at the University of North Texas. The periodical contains information about professors, news in the departments, and alumni.
Date: 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Information.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a retelling of the Pear Story

Dataset generated for analysis of The Pear Story as told by Dilbung Kennedy (also known as D.B. Kennedy). The data set includes a sound recording, transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Dilbung, Kennedy
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a retelling of the Pear Story: Grace Sankhil

Dataset generated for the retelling of the Pear Story by Grace Sankhil. The dataset includes a transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files including metadata to be used with SILs SayMore.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a traditional story about the Squirrel

Dataset generated for the retelling of the traditional narrative Theipa paomin [The Squirrel Story]. The dataset includes a transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files that can be used with SIL'S SayMore.
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue about a plane trip to Delhi by Grace of Phaaidam (open access)

Monologue about a plane trip to Delhi by Grace of Phaaidam

Transcription of Grace telling about her trip from plane trip from Imphal to Calcutta.
Date: [2009..2017]
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notebook of Lamkang notes, NB11 (open access)

Notebook of Lamkang notes, NB11

Handwritten notes on Lamkang language, including paradigms, stories, and monologues.
Date: 2009
Creator: de Reuse, Willem
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notebook of Lamkang notes NB4 (open access)

Notebook of Lamkang notes NB4

A handwritten notebook of Shobhana Chelliah's notes on Lamkang language, written in Delhi and Denton, Texas. The notes cover topics such as traditional stories, anatomy, and orthography.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on clan names and building villages (open access)

Notes on clan names and building villages

Notes on categorization of Lamkang clans and clan names, and of the building of villages - handwritten by Shetkarnong Sankhil and typed up by Shobhana Chelliah's research team.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the Pear Story: Harimohon transcript

Retelling of the Pear Story: Harimohon

The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation where speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe it. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is a recording of Harimohon Thounaojam’s retelling of the Pear Story.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Interview about traditional food and eating practices (open access)

Transcription: Interview about traditional food and eating practices

Transcription of Rex Khullar interviewing Grace Sankhil about how the diet of the Lamkang has changed over the years.
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of the Angel Story (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of the Angel Story

Transcription of The Angel Story as told by Rengpu Rex Khullar of Phaaidaam village.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of the Creation of Villages (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of the Creation of Villages

Transcription of Khuu kseem paomin (the story of the Creation of Villages) as told by Suungnem Bunghon and recorded by Rex Khullar.
Date: 2009
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional story about Benglam (open access)

Transcription: Traditional story about Benglam

Transcription of a Benglam Story, as told by Grace Sankhil. This Benglam story is about what happens when Beglam is on his way to bury a child.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional story about the Squirrel and the Tiger (open access)

Transcription: Traditional story about the Squirrel and the Tiger

Transcription of a retelling of Theipaa le humpii paa paomin (the Story of the Squirrel and the Tiger), as narrated by Shetwor Dilbung of Keithelmanbi Lamkang VIllage in Chandel District Manipur, India.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional story about the Three Sons (open access)

Transcription: Traditional story about the Three Sons

Transcription of a retelling of Chaa paa kdum ki paomin (Story of Three Sons), as narrated by Bunghon Sankhil. Asked by their parents what they would like to do, the first son answers he wants to join the army, the second that he wants to work. But, the third son refuses to work. The father leads the third son away to abandon him. The boy hears a tiger and has it try some fruit from the tree. While feeding the tiger, he skewers it. A pair of crows comes by and the boy catches the female, then makes the male check on the tiger before releasing her. Assured that the tiger is dead, the boy comes down from the tree. A pair of wildcats place a spell on him. when they run away, he gets control over their spell. He meets a pair of women and displays his magic to them. He tells the women to obey him, and that if they want to see his magic, they must marry him. They agree. After they've married, the boy refuses to pitch in on a building project, and the others decide to kill him. Their plan goes awry and they beg …
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Translation of the Book Of Matthew Chapter 15 (open access)

Translation of the Book Of Matthew Chapter 15

Transcription of an excerpt from the Book of Matthew in Lamkang about the Pharisees.
Date: 2009/2017
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a retelling of the Pear Story: Robert

Dataset generated for a recording of Robert Leivon retelling the Pear Story. A transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files are included. The speaker was living in Delhi when the recording was made.
Date: January 13, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on Dimasa tone and syllable structure (open access)

Notes on Dimasa tone and syllable structure

Handwritten notes on Dimasa phonology (tone, phoneme inventory, syllable structure, creaky voice), grammar (case marking, adjective formation, tense and aspect marking) and regional variation.
Date: 2009-02-10/2009-03-17
Creator: Burling, Robbins
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cross-language search: The case of Google Language Tools (open access)

Cross-language search: The case of Google Language Tools

Article on cross-language searching and a case study of Google Language Tools, especially its cross-language search service.
Date: March 2, 2009
Creator: Chen, Jiangping & Bao, Yu
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on Dimasa tones, pitch, and vowel length (open access)

Notes on Dimasa tones, pitch, and vowel length

Handwritten notes on Dimasa phonology (tone, pitch, syllable structure) with special focus on vowel quality and final glottal stops. Includes word lists of kinship terms, body parts, natural world, animals, household items, numerals, agriculture, and transitive verbs of motion.
Date: 2009-03-07/2009-06-05
Creator: Burling, Robbins
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on Dimasa phonology (open access)

Notes on Dimasa phonology

Handwritten notes on Dimasa phonology with special focus on vowel quality and final glottals. Includes partial index of examples across multiple Dimasa notebooks.
Date: 2009-03-10/2009-03-15
Creator: Burling, Robbins
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Access: A New Paradigm for Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Access (open access)

Open Access: A New Paradigm for Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Access

The notion of open access to scholarly information is not new. In recent years, however, it has taken on prominence within the broader context of scholarly work, communication, and publishing. This brief paper intends to highlight and clarify key aspects of open access to assist UNTs initial discussions of the utility of open access for UNT researchers and scholars.
Date: April 28, 2009
Creator: Moen, William E. & Hartman, Cathy Nelson
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library