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| Ohannessian, Sirarpi | 2 |
| Mahapatra, B. P. | 1 |
| McConnell, Grant D. | 1 |
| Ostler, Nicholas, Ed. | 1 |
| Wolff, Ekkehard, Ed. | 1 |
| von Gleich, Utta, Ed. | 1 |
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PDF pending restorationvon Gleich, Utta, Ed.; Wolff, Ekkehard, Ed. – 1991
The purpose of the symposium was to exchange experiences in the standardization of national languages in different socio-cultural contexts. Examples of the strategies and results of such experiences in Africa, Latin America, and Europe were presented for discussion. Papers presented at the symposium include the following: "Language…
Descriptors: Basque, Foreign Countries, Hausa, Kurdish
Peer reviewedOhannessian, Sirarpi – Journal of Navajo Education, 1996
Summarizes proceedings of the second Conference on Navajo Orthography held in Window Rock, Arizona, in 1976. The conference was noteworthy for establishing writing conventions for word boundaries in Navajo and for establishing the Navajo Language Academy, charged with making recommendations for the resolution of problems associated with Navajo…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Conferences, Diacritical Marking, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedOhannessian, Sirarpi – Journal of Navajo Education, 1996
At the first Conference on Navajo Orthography held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1969, participants agreed upon a uniform orthography for Navajo developed by William Morgan and Robert Young and recommended development of a Navajo adult literacy program. Participants included representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Tribal Council…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingualism, Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMcConnell, Grant D.; Mahapatra, B. P. – 1990
Papers from the conference include the following: opening remarks (Lorne Laforge and William F. Mackey); a position paper on the written language of the world (Grant D. McConnell); "An Overview of the Practical and Theoretical Implications of the 'Written Languages of India' Survey Regarding Language and National Development Strategies"…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Hindi, Indigenous Populations
Ostler, Nicholas, Ed. – 1999
The theme of the third annual Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) Conference was Endangered Languages and Education, focusing on how education can be used to promote, resist, and reverse the decline of a language. The conference papers are broken into several sections covering the topic from a variety of aspects and perspectives.…
Descriptors: African Languages, Afro Asiatic Languages, Baltic Languages, Bilingual Education
