LINGUIST List 12.2477

Fri Oct 5 2001

Media: Article/Sign Lang, Linguists on Public Radio

Editor for this issue: Karen Milligan <karenlinguistlist.org>

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  • Rachel Lagunoff, Media: Nicaraguan Sign Language
  • TuktiWawa, National Public Radio's "Morning Edition"

    Message 1: Media: Nicaraguan Sign Language

     Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 13:41:54 -0700
    From: Rachel Lagunoff <rlagunoWestEd.org>
    Subject: Media: Nicaraguan Sign Language


    Linguist Listers,

    A recent article appearing in the News Focus: Linguistics section of the magazine Science:

    >From the Mouths (and Hands) of Babes: Nicaraguan deaf students have created a new sign language, and it has fueled the debate among linguists over how languages are formed

    by Laura Helmuth

    Science, 7 September 2001, Vol. 293, pp. 1758-1759

    Rachel Lagunoff WestEd

    Message 2: National Public Radio's "Morning Edition"

     Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 20:10:46 -0400
    From: TuktiWawa <TuktiWawanetscape.net>
    Subject: National Public Radio's "Morning Edition"


    Hello,

    On National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" program today, Thursday, October 4th, 2001, the following story was broadcast (featuring coverage of linguists involved in the project, and an interview with one):

    Folklore Project Debra Schifrin reports on the effort by American folklorists to document the country's reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The project, spearheaded by the Library of Congress, is recording the spontaneous responses of citizens across the country. (6:06)

    http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/me/20011004.me.17.ram

    http://www.loc.gov/folklife/

    Best wishes from

    Dave Robertson Spokane, WA