Tuesday, August 11, 2009
More on Endangered Languages
This Unesco site is worth looking at for more information and articles on endangered languages.
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- B.J. Epstein
- Originally from Chicago, I lived in southern Sweden for nearly 5.5 years, and moved to southern Wales in September 2006. I completed a Ph.D. translation studies in June 2009 at Swansea University, with a dissertation on the translation of children's literature. Now I live in Norwich, England, where I am a lecturer at the University of East Anglia in literature and translation, and I also work as a translator, writer, and editor. Contact me at bravenewwords (AT) gmail (DOT) com.
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2 comments:
Hello Mr Epstein
Concerning the campaign to save endangered and dying languages, you interested in the contribution, made by the World Esperanto Association, to UNESCO's campaign.
The commitment was made, by the World Esperanto Association at the United Nations' Geneva HQ in September.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7vD9kChBA&feature=related
Your readers may be interested in http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_YHALnLV9XU Professor Piron was a translator with the United Nations in Geneva.
A glimpse of Esperanto can be seen at http://www.lernu.net
Thank you for this information, Mr. Barker!
Best wishes,
BJ
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