University of Arizona presentations at the 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation

Feb. 9, 2015

Two Linguistics PhD students will be presenting at the 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation in Honolulu, HI, February 26-March 1.Colleen Patton will be presenting a talk entitled "Examining the role of summer short-courses as a tool for Scottish Gaelic language revitalization", based off of her summer research at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. This research investigates the role of short-term immersion programs for adults as a means of rebuilding linguistic ecologies and stabilizing the sociolinguistic environment for language revitalization.Rolando Coto-Solano's presentation, "Quantifying change in morphological...