The Athabascan Languages Conference brings together linguists, speakers, educators and policy makers from across the Athabascan region. Over the past two decades this conference has become the principal forum in which members of geographically distant, but culturally and intellectually related, Athabascan communities can compare notes and learn from each other.

Language Revitalization

The past few years have seen a surge in interest in language revitalization across the Athabascan region, including several nascent efforts at teacher training, immersion schooling and adult language learning. This year's conference theme, Beyond Revitalization: Toward a sustainable future for Athabascan languages, celebrates the tentative successes of revitalization programs and shares ideas for the implementation of long-term language maintenance. The 2002 conference theme is intended to foster discussions which integrate linguistics, language pedagogy and language policy to forge a sustainable future for Athabascan languages.

Lexicography Workshop

A workshop on Athabascan lexicography will be held in conjunction with the conference on Tuesday, June 18. The workshop will bring together experts in Athabascan lexicography and individuals and groups currently involved in producing Athabascan dictionaries. The lexicography workshop will provide a forum to discuss issues of format and audience for Athabascan dictionaries, including the role of new technologies in developing and disseminating linguistic reference materials. The workshop will include paper presentations and a roundtable discussion of approaches to making dictionaries. Time will also be available for hands-on demonstrations of lexicography tools.

For more information contact:

Gary Holton
Alaska Native Language Center
Box 757680
Fairbanks, AK   99775-7680   USA
tel: 907-474-6585
fax: 907-474-6586
email: fyanlc@uaf.edu

Mailing List

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