Neuroscience
Heard a great story from the BBC (via the World's Technology Podcast, which is a great review of tech issues around the world) about efforts to revitalize the Romani language with the help of a British linguist and the Internet.
The World Techology site says "Romani is the language of the Roma, or gypsies. The language has many dialects an is oral, rather than written. But the Internet is giving some clearer shape to Romani." Their blog points to more resources, including links to Romani media sites from the Romani Linguistics and Romani Language Projects in Manchester. These links include radio & tv in Romani, and a cool map so you can see where Romani is spoken.
Quoting Al Stewart,
"Torn between the Gypsy and the Rose /
It was Romany I chose"
- Favorite Podcasts
I've had two conversations recently in which I was discussing favorite science podcasts. Since this blog serves as a long-term memory aid, I'm listing, in alphabetical order, some of the sci-tech podcasts I like right now. (read about earlier...
- British & Irish Genes: Not That Far Apart
Last Tuesday's Science Times describes a new view of inhabitants of the United Kingdom as defined by geneticists at Oxford. "Historians teach that [the Brits & Irish] are mostly descended from different peoples: the Irish from the Celts and the English...
- A Linguistic Anthropologist In Brazil
Heard an interview with linguistic anthropologist Dan Everett (mp3) on "Sci Pod", New Scientist's podcast. Everett talks about the Piraha (pronounced "pita ha", best I can tell without a phonetic alphabet) people's lack of words for numbers and...
- Best Of Gary Price's Nelinet Presentation
Cool sites I found at Gary Price’s presentation at Nelinet today: Google Video I know I’m the last to see this, but: way cool! Partly a competitor to iTunes video store, partly just cool stuff; you can download TV shows from here at $1.99 (I Love...
- Hot Topic: Origin Of Language
The CSA database provides summary info. about the origin of language, entitled Language Origins: Did Language Evolve Like the Vertebrate Eye, or Was It More Like Bird Feathers?. Includes a several page summary, citations, web sites, and a glossary. In...
Neuroscience
It was Romany I chose
Heard a great story from the BBC (via the World's Technology Podcast, which is a great review of tech issues around the world) about efforts to revitalize the Romani language with the help of a British linguist and the Internet.
The World Techology site says "Romani is the language of the Roma, or gypsies. The language has many dialects an is oral, rather than written. But the Internet is giving some clearer shape to Romani." Their blog points to more resources, including links to Romani media sites from the Romani Linguistics and Romani Language Projects in Manchester. These links include radio & tv in Romani, and a cool map so you can see where Romani is spoken.
Quoting Al Stewart,
"Torn between the Gypsy and the Rose /
It was Romany I chose"
- Favorite Podcasts
I've had two conversations recently in which I was discussing favorite science podcasts. Since this blog serves as a long-term memory aid, I'm listing, in alphabetical order, some of the sci-tech podcasts I like right now. (read about earlier...
- British & Irish Genes: Not That Far Apart
Last Tuesday's Science Times describes a new view of inhabitants of the United Kingdom as defined by geneticists at Oxford. "Historians teach that [the Brits & Irish] are mostly descended from different peoples: the Irish from the Celts and the English...
- A Linguistic Anthropologist In Brazil
Heard an interview with linguistic anthropologist Dan Everett (mp3) on "Sci Pod", New Scientist's podcast. Everett talks about the Piraha (pronounced "pita ha", best I can tell without a phonetic alphabet) people's lack of words for numbers and...
- Best Of Gary Price's Nelinet Presentation
Cool sites I found at Gary Price’s presentation at Nelinet today: Google Video I know I’m the last to see this, but: way cool! Partly a competitor to iTunes video store, partly just cool stuff; you can download TV shows from here at $1.99 (I Love...
- Hot Topic: Origin Of Language
The CSA database provides summary info. about the origin of language, entitled Language Origins: Did Language Evolve Like the Vertebrate Eye, or Was It More Like Bird Feathers?. Includes a several page summary, citations, web sites, and a glossary. In...