endangered languages edinburgh sept 98 call registration endangered languages role specialist edinburgh scotland 2527 september 1998 call registration conference provide forum researchers activists working maintenance indigenous languages face uncertain future conference scope aims recent years number support organizations established aiming mobilize research effort popular opinion money defence declining languages question often raised outsiders really help cause identified language communities must inner strength order survive least means go using traditional tongues outside organizations however wellmeaning supply qualities directly ask whether organizations even right try interfere conference second organized foundation endangered languages seeking answers one part question language specialists whether professional linguists educators media professionals whoever actually contribute language maintenance shall hearing actual effects professional involvement small language communities throughout world expect common set conclusions emerge sharing experience analysis shall looking variety find asking points good way define roles support organizations complement one another perhaps sharing techniques perhaps transmitting knowledge themes addressed professional best act external consultant teamplayer useful relations among grammarians lexicographers sociolinguists among communityleaders languageactivists languagescientists among ordinary speakers creative users broadcasters publishers great successes specialist language work motivated people responsible local work benefit el support organizations global continental view need technical assistance production materials publicity funding political agitation el support organizations specialize regionally function dates 2527 september 1998 venue pollock halls edinburgh preliminary volume proceedings distributed conference presentations accessible english may well use languages interest quotation exemplification organizers dr nicholas ostler foundation endangered languages bath england mrs margaret allen foundation endangered languages york england dr briony williams university edinburgh scotland programme committee akira yamamoto andrew woodfield anthony woodbury tasaku tsunoda jane simpson mari rhydwen jon reyhner nicholas ostler david nash christopher moseley john clews margaret allen intended programme friday 25 september session 1 endangered languages role specialist keynote speaker donna b gerdts linguist language revitalization programmes salishan canada session 2 un peu histoire kim hardie role specialists case flemish belgium jens e jahn istria ethnic awakening nationalism ken mackinnon past future scots gaelic celtic saturday 26 september session 3 successful interactions mick mallon partnership two old men eskimo jon reyhner gina cantoni educators session 4 understanding language inside louanna furbee two kinds expert language renewal siouan rob bolognesi standardization case sardinian v grondona speakers language specialist mocovi waikuruan argentina session 5 annual general meeting foundation endangered languages session 6 understanding language outside diego quesada competing interpretations wrong chibchan costa rica tapani salminen minority languages society turmoil north russian fed ural tungus turk paleosib lynn landweer indicators vitality labu vanimo austronesian sko niugini sunday 27 september session 7 new role information technology bojan petek slovenian language information age rc macdougall effects defects e mail mohawk us mari rhydwen strategies impossible australia session 8 taking stock h valiquette first things first akira yamamoto language community scientific community mutually supported community conference feature social events including conference dinner expedition edinburgh area discount 10 00 pounds sterling registrations made 1 july 1998 attendees conference including speakers need paidup members foundation payment subscriptions possible conference 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