3L Workshop in Leiden (The Netherlands) 5-17 July 2010

语言多样性的减少是一个全球性的问题。随着对语言濒危的关注日益增加，保护和振兴濒危语言的呼声也越来越高。推进濒危语言的语言学研究是至关重要的，尤其是手语，因为大多数关于语言濒危的讨论往往将手语排除在外。该项目为六名美国学生提供奖学金，参加著名的3L语言文档和描述国际暑期学校（3LSS）。手语文献和濒危手语品种描述的专业课程是3LSS的特别强项。除了鼓励采用更好的方法来研究濒危手语外，该项目还促进了聋哑学生的平等机会，扩大了聋哑学生的受教育机会，聋哑学生是一个历史上得不到充分服务的少数群体，他们为手语研究带来了特殊的潜力。至少一半的奖学金用于支持美国聋哑学生参加将于2010年7月5日至17日在荷兰莱顿大学举行的3LSS。

Diminishing linguistic diversity is a global problem. As concern over language endangerment has increased, so have calls for preservation and revitalization of threatened languages. Advancing linguistic study of endangered languages is critical, especially for sign languages, which are too often excluded from most discussions of language endangerment. This project provides fellowships for six U.S. students to attend the prestigious 3L International Summer School in Language Documentation and Description (3LSS). Specialized courses on sign language documentation and description of endangered sign language varieties are a particular forte of 3LSS. In addition to encouraging better approaches to the study of endangered sign languages, this project also promotes equal opportunity and expands educational access for deaf students, a historically under-served minority, who bring special potential to the study of sign languages. At least half of the fellowships are dedicated to support U.S. deaf students to attend 3LSS, which will be held in the Netherlands (5-17 July 2010) at the University of Leiden.