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Speech on existing (and potential) language and linguistic resources on South Asian languages captions transcript

Speech on existing (and potential) language and linguistic resources on South Asian languages

Video recording of a presentation discussing existing resources and further questions to be asked, with a particular emphasis on Pakistani languages. This presentation was part of an afternoon session at the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Bashir, Elena & Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about language endangerment and political instability captions transcript

Discussion about language endangerment and political instability

Video of Shobhana L. Chelliah speaking on a panel for "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment and Political Instability."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about language endangerment and political instability captions transcript

Discussion about language endangerment and political instability

Video of Stan Dubinsky speaking on a panel for "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment and Political Instability."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about language endangerment and political instability captions transcript

Discussion about language endangerment and political instability

Video of Sumshot Khular speaking on a panel for "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment and Political Instability."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about language endangerment and political instability captions transcript

Discussion about language endangerment and political instability

Video of the question and answer session of the panel "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment and Political Instability."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to a LEPI speech captions transcript

Introduction to a LEPI speech

Video of Shobhana Chelliah introducing Sumshot Khular for a presentation on "Language then and now--a personal account from Northeast India" for "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment and Political Instability."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a LEPI panel presentation

Photograph of Harvey Starr discussing how political instability and violence break apart communities and erode their ability to pass down their written and spoken word in his talk "Paths converging and diverging: Linguistics and political science."
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a LEPI poster presentation

Photograph of Sumshot Khular presenting her poster "Environmental Degradation and Language Instability" to two researchers from Gallaudet University.
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a LEPI poster presentation

Photograph of Sumshot Khular presenting her poster "Environmental Degradation and Language Instability" which examines how environmental degradation can impact the preservation of indigenous languages.
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a LEPI presentation

Photograph of Sumshot Khular presenting on her experiences with language endangerment and political instability.
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Burke, Mary
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speech on Tibetan linguistic area and archiving practices captions transcript

Speech on Tibetan linguistic area and archiving practices

Video recording of a presentation describing previous research in the Tibetan linguistic area, future research areas, and issues to be considered in archiving practices. This presentation was part of an afternoon session at the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Caplow, Nancy J.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speech on CoRSAL and its motivations captions transcript

Speech on CoRSAL and its motivations

Video recording of a presentation providing an introduction to the Computational Resources on South Asian Languages project, and the guiding motivations behind the research project. This presentation part of the opening afternoon session at the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speech on CoRSAL contributions captions transcript

Speech on CoRSAL contributions

Video recording of a presentation summarizing the individual project team members' contributions and how this CoRSAL project fits into the broader field of linguistics. This was part of the opening afternoon session at the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree by Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi (open access)

Transcript for Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree by Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi

Transcription of Thei chik tboor tun ki suu txhat nah (Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree) as told by Shekarnong Sankhil. A young man, abandoned by his elder brother at the behest of his wife, befriends a young woman. He gifts his prospective parents-in-law with precious items he took from the tiger he killed. The young woman proves herself fit to be his wife by being the only person not to slip on a mat spread out at harvest time.
Date: September 2, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Elicitation of directional nouns (open access)

Transcription: Elicitation of directional nouns

Transcription of an elicitation session of how space is encoded in Lamkang. The sentences were based on those in an LTBA (Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area) article on Qiang languages that was under review at the time of elicitation.
Date: November 16, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Elicitation of paradigm of 'give' (open access)

Transcription: Elicitation of paradigm of 'give'

Transcription of an elicitation session of the paradigm for the verb 'give'.
Date: August 25, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Reading of a blessing ritual called Smul Kpnaak (open access)

Transcription: Reading of a blessing ritual called Smul Kpnaak

Transcription of a blessing ritual called "Smul kpnaak" as performed by Sumshot Khular. This blessing is used by Lamkang elders to mark significant life events for younger couples. It can be performed for getting a blessing for good health, wealth, children, long life and any other blessings.
Date: August 19, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of The Pear Story: Daniel (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of The Pear Story: Daniel

Transcription of a retelling of Naaspati paomin (the Pear Story), as narrated by Daniel Tholung Thamlakhuren and translated by Sumshot Khular into English and inputting in SayMore.
Date: June 28, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speech on legal and privacy implications for language archives captions transcript

Speech on legal and privacy implications for language archives

Video recording of a discussion in which attendees legal and privacy implications for language archives. This was part of an afternoon session at the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi; Wasson, Christina & Wolfson, Stephen
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speech on digital publishing of Tibetan literature and language documentation captions transcript

Speech on digital publishing of Tibetan literature and language documentation

Video recording of a presentation providing a short history of digital publishing of Tibetan literature and language documentation. The video also includes off-screen discussion among conference attendees. This presentation was part of an afternoon session at the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Germano, David & Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speech on scalable academic service(s) for complexity, collaboration, & community in the digital era captions transcript

Speech on scalable academic service(s) for complexity, collaboration, & community in the digital era

Video recording of the first keynote session at the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages. In this session, the presenter explores how new digitally enabled approaches to service offer new possibilities in research and publication.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Germano, David & Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Elicited causative constructions (open access)

Transcription: Elicited causative constructions

Transcription of an elicitation of causative constructions in Lamkang. Recorded from Sumshot Khular as part of a 2017 field methods course at UNT.
Date: 2017
Creator: Good, Wally
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Environmental Degradation and Language Instability

Poster from the 2019 meeting on "Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment & Political Instability." This poster examines how environmental degradation can impact language stability.
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Speech on language archiving needs and issues captions transcript

Speech on language archiving needs and issues

Video recording of a presentation discussing language archiving needs and issues from the perspective of the Lamkang community. This presentation was part of an afternoon session at the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Khular, Sumshot & Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library