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ERIC Number: EJ965869
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0379-0037
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First Steps to Endangered Language Documentation: The Kalasha Language, a Case Study
Mela-Athanasopoulou, Elizabeth
Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, v37 n2 p83-100 Jul-Dec 2011
The present paper based on extensive fieldwork D conducted on Kalasha, an endangered language spoken in the three small valleys in Chitral District of Northwestern Pakistan, exposes a spontaneous dialogue-based elicitation of linguistic material used for the description and documentation of the language. After a brief display of the basic typology of elicitation techniques (Himmelmann 2006) and a thorough discussion of my fieldwork on a language threatened by extinction, I have shown with my natural data recordings (audio-visual) how most essential documentation is for the revitalization of a language pressurized by outside forces. (Contains 5 notes and 14 tables.)
Bahri Publications. 1749A/5 1st Floor, Govindpuri Exension, Kalkaji, New Delhi, 110019 India. Tel: +91-011-65810766; e-mail: bahrius@vsnl.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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