Join us for a roundtable discussion on Africa’s Endangered Languages and a book launch celebration!
Date: Friday, November 3
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues, 6476 Marine Drive, Vancouver
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The UBC Department of Linguistics has a strong tradition in documenting and analyzing endangered languages. Every year the department focuses on a different language of study in the context of a year-long field methods course, which runs from September to April. For example, in 2012-2013, UBC-Linguistics had the opportunity to work with a speaker-linguist of Nata, which is an endangered Eastern Bantu language spoken in Northwestern Tanzania. Some of the research results, which were presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Contemporary African Linguistics (ACAL), have recently been published in a special OUP volume edited by J. Kandybowicz & H. Torrence entitled Africa’s Endangered Languages: Theoretical and Documentary Approaches. Notably, 5 of the 19 chapters in the book were contributed by UBC researchers.
The UBC African Studies program, together with the UBC Department of Linguistics, would like to celebrate this achievement by inviting you to participate in a book launch to celebrate the publication of this monograph.
If you are leading an organization or association that engages with Africa in any aspect, we ask that you invite your members as well.
The evening will include a Roundtable discussion with representatives of the Africa Awareness Initiative (AAI), UBC Linguistics, UBC African Studies, UBC First Nations and Endangered Languages, musical performances, and authentic African food & refreshments.
We are looking forward to seeing you!
For more details, contact Joash Gambarage or Rose-Marie Déchaine, event organizers.
