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California Language Archive clicks with multiple resources
By Kathleen Maclay, Media Relations | June 20, 2011
USA
BERKELEY - As of today (Monday, June 20), much of the University of California, Berkeley's vast language resources is accessible, free of charge, to anyone with Internet access via the new California Language Archive (CLA) website and its catalog of UC Berkeley materials - the largest indigenous language archive at a U.S. university.
The site is filled with downloadable digital content that includes rare audio recordings and written documentation. A few examples include 51 hours of Wintu songs and conversations, the hummingbird fire story recited in the nearly extinct language of Nisenan, and handwritten notes on Chochenyo that are based on linguist and ethnographer J.P. Harrington's work with the language's last good speaker.
"This very extensive information is valuable for scholars, and absolutely vital for Native American communities trying to revitalize endangered or no longer spoken languages," said Andrew Garrett, a UC Berkeley professor specializing in historical linguistics and the driving force behind the CLA.
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