This project is recording and transcribing indigenous languages of Papua New Guinea, using voice recorders donated by Olympus. Papua New Guinea is home to over 800 languages, many with few remaining
speakers, and many with minimal linguistic documentation. The work is being done by university staff and students who speak the local languages. We hope to collect narratives, dialogues and songs for 100 languages, using the technique of "Basic Oral Language Documentation" (BOLD). Materials will be freely available for non-commercial use. The project runs for one year, from 21 February 2010 (UNESCO International Mother Language Day).
In collaboration with staff at the following institutions:With sponsorship from:
The Firebird
Foundation
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Article on Basic Oral Language Documentation in PNG
A scalable
method for preserving oral literature from small languages, Steven Bird, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on
Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, Gold Coast, Australia (June 2010)Abstract: Can ...
Posted Apr 12, 2010 4:20 AM by Steven Bird
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Presentation at the Institute of PNG Studies
Today, there was a presentation on Basic Oral Language Documentation at the Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies in Port Moresby. The presenters were IPNGS staff Naomi Faik-Simet, Peter ...
Posted Mar 4, 2010 7:57 PM by Steven Bird
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Port Moresby Workshop
Last week, there was another workshop on technology for language preservation, this time in the Linguistics Department at the University of PNG in Port Moresby. 20 participants came for the ...
Posted Mar 1, 2010 3:27 PM by Steven Bird
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Madang Workshop
The workshop at Divine Word University was run in a two-day intensive mode, on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Thirty two staff and students, plus two PBT staff ...
Posted Feb 14, 2010 7:42 PM by Steven Bird
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Goroka Workshop
The 3-day workshop on digital technology for language preservation began at the University of Goroka yesterday. The proceedings began at noon with lunch and formal introductions coordinated by Robert ...
Posted Feb 21, 2010 2:40 PM by Steven Bird
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