Haskins Publications

Number	1360
Year	2004
Drawer	25
Entry Date	02/04/2008
Authors	Whalen, D.H.
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Publication	In: Piet van Sterkenburg (Ed.). Linguistics Today - Facing a Greater Challenge. John Benjamins Publishing Co.,, pp. 321-342.
url	http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL1360.pdf
Abstract	The field of linguistics is heading into a time a great change. The fundamental elements assumed by the field are undergoing radical revision, fueled by two factors: The computerization of language material, especially form endangered languages, and the more detailed study of endangered languages themselves. The improvement in our ability to document languages ins occurring even as the languages cease to be spoken, increasing the urgency of the documentation process. Although documentation is essential to revival efforts and thus of great use to the native communities, this paper focuses on the dramatic influence such language material will have on the filed of linguistics.
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