The Last Words
- đ¤ Speaker: Professor Anvita Abbi
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 01 December 2011, 17:00 - 18:30
- đ Venue: CRASSH 17, Mill Lane, Cambridge
Abstract
Documenting Endangered Languages of the Andaman Islands
In this World Oral Literature Project occasional lecture, Professor Anvita Abbi (Leverhulme Visiting Professorship at SOAS , 1 March â 31 December 2011; Professor of Linguistics, Jawaharlal Nehru University) will discuss her recent documentation of some of the highly endangered languages of the Andaman Islands, namely Jarawa, Onge and Great Andamanese, illustrated with examples of rare original sound and video recordings.
Series This talk is part of the CRASSH series.
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Professor Anvita Abbi
Thursday 01 December 2011, 17:00-18:30