Documentary Linguistics Workshop (DocLing)
Aims
This Workshop aims to provide methodological and technical training in various aspects of language documentation research, including audio/video recording, data analysis, metadata, data management, data mobilization, archving, research ethics, and grant writing. This Workshop series is run in collaboration with the Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project at SOAS, University of London. Information about the DocLing Workshop can also be found on the HRELP website.
Teaching Staff
Peter Austin
Märit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics, Director
Endangered Languages Academic Programme
PhD (Australian National University)
Prof. Austin is a renowned scholar of the descripitive study of aboriginal languages in Australia, Diyari in particular, and also carries out research on Sumbawan languages of the Austronesian family. Since 2002, he has been actively engaged in research and educational activities for establishing the methodology of language documentation as the leader of the Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project.
David Nathan
Director, Endangered Languages Archive, SOAS
MA (University of Sussex)
Mr. Nathan has long worked on developing computing applications for language research, publication, and education related to endangered languages. He has been in his current position at SOAS since 2004. He is active in producing multimedia educational materials in support of revitalization of endangered languages, such as those developed for high school students in a number of Australian aboriginal language communities.
Anthony Jukes
Research Fellow, SOAS
Assistant Professor, CRLD, La Trobe University
PhD (the University of Melbourne)
Dr. Jukes mainly works on languages in Sulawesi, Indonesia. After finishing his PhD thesis on morphosyntax of Makassarese in South Sulawesi, he worked on documentation and description of Toratán (Ratahan) in North Sulawesi as a project under ELDP (2005-2007). He has extensive knowledge and experience in documentation of endangered languages, especially in the areas of audio and video data processing using ELAN.
Nikolaus P. Himmelmann
Professor, the University of Cologne
PhD (the University of Munich)
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus P. Himmelmann is a leading scholar in the area of language documentation and description, typology and grammaticalization theory. More recently, his research interests have focussed on the description and typology of prosodic systems and its implications for grammatical theory. His field work has been mostly concerned with Insular South East Asia and includes longer field stays in the Philippines (Tagalog), Sulawesi (Tomini-Tolitoli languages), Papua Barat (Wooi) and East Timor (Waima'a). He is the (co-)author of 4 books and co-editor of another 6 books, including 'Essentials of Language Documentation' (Mouton de Gruyter, 2006) and 'The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar' (Routledge, 2005).
DocLing 2013
Documentary Linguistic Workshop focusing on working with native speaker linguists and resource development.
Lecturers: Peter Austin (SOAS, University of London), David Nathan (SOAS, University of London), Anthony Jukes (CRLD, La Trobe University), Hideo Sawada (ILCAA) and others
Term: 11 Feb. 2013 - 16 Feb. 2013 (6 days)
Venue: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (Tokyo, Japan)
DocLing2013 will provide introductory training in language documentation research. Previous knowledge or experience is not required.
For detail, see here.
DocLing 2012
Unfortunately, Prof. Peter Austin is unable to come to Japan this time.
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus P. Himmelmann will join the teaching staff.
Documentary Linguistic Workshop focusing on working with native speaker linguists and resource development.
Lecturers: David Nathan (SOAS, University of London), Anthony Jukes (La Trobe University, RCLT), Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (University of Cologne), Hideo Sawada (ILCAA)
Term: 11 Feb. 2012 - 16 Feb. 2012 (6 days)
Venue: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (Tokyo, Japan)
DocLing2012 will provide introductory training in language documentation research. Previous knowledge or experience is not required.
For detail, see here.
DocLing 2011
Lecturers: Peter Austin (SOAS, University of London), David Nathan (SOAS, University of London), Anthony Jukes (La Trobe University), Hideo Sawada (ILCAA)
Term: 18 Feb. 2011 - 24 Feb. 2011 (7 days)
Venue: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (Tokyo, Japan)
DocLing2011 will provide introductory training in language documentation research. Previous knowledge or experience is not required.
For detail, see here.
DocLing 2010
Lecturers: Peter Austin, David Nathan, Anthony Jukes (SOAS, University of London)
Term: 02 Feb. 2010 - 05 Feb. 2010 (4 days)
Venue: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (Tokyo, Japan)
DocLing 2009
Lecturers: Peter Austin, David Nathan (SOAS, University of London)
Term: 09 Feb. 2009 - 13 Feb. 2009
Venue: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (Tokyo, Japan)
DocLing 2008
Lecturers: Peter Austin, David Nathan (SOAS, University of London)
Term: 14 Feb. 2008 - 17 Feb. 2008
Venue: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (Tokyo, Japan)
