Linguistics in the Service of Indigenous Languages

这笔资金支持首席调查员赞助拉丁美洲的五名研究人员访问得克萨斯大学拉丁美洲土著语言中心。嘉宾将参加以保护土著口头语言为重点的活动和会议。许多人认为，这一领域的活动对于防止这些语言及其所包含的知识和文化资产从人类记录中消失至关重要。有记录表明，世界各地的土著语言正在以惊人的速度消失。数字图书馆倡议正在资助几个项目，重点是捕获和检索音频内容和文字记录。让土著语言学家出席并参与以利用数字技术保存土著语言为重点的中心，对这一努力的总体成功至关重要。

This funding provides support for the Principal Investigator to sponsor a visit for five researchers from Latin America to the Center for Indigenous Languages of Latin America at the University of Texas. The guests will participate in activities and a conference focusing on preserving oral indigenous languages. Activities in this area are regarded by many as essential to prevent the disappearance of these languages and the knowledge and cultural assets they embody from the human record. It has been documented that indigenous languages around the world are disappearing at an alarming rate. The Digital Libraries Initiative is funding several projects focusing on the capture and retrieval of audio content and transcripts. Having indigenous linguists present and involved in centers which are focusing on preservation of indigenous languages using digital technologies is essential to the overall success of the endeavor.