LINGUIST List 14.797

Wed Mar 19 2003

Media: BBC Interview on Archiving Endangered Langs

Editor for this issue: Steve Moran <stevelinguistlist.org>

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  • Zoe Toft, BBC interview on archiving endangered languages

    Message 1: BBC interview on archiving endangered languages

     Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:28:18 +0000
    From: Zoe Toft <zt1soas.ac.uk>
    Subject: BBC interview on archiving endangered languages


    GoDigital, the weekly BBC world service programme that looks at how technology is changing our lives, this week carries an interview with Professor Peter Austin, (M�rit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics and Director of the Endangered Languages Academic Program, SOAS) about ''how technology can help preserve lost languages for future generations''. There is both an audio and video file available (until Sunday 23rd March) at:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/1478157.stm

    Once at this page, you'll need to click ''audio'' or ''video'', and then the interview with Peter Austin can be found 16 minutes and 50 seconds into the programme.