Curated theme: Ensuring the sustainability of language documentation
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This page presents the topic 'Ensuring the sustainability of language documentation', which is essentially connected to the topic of Sustainability in linguistics.
Language documentation, for what purposes?
- For language revitalization, to benefit community
- For data collection, for linguistics, to capture linguistic diversity
- For education, Sustainable Development Goal 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Traditional knowledge
What is being documented? Language documentation is also documenting the traditional knowledge.
- Sustainable Development Goal 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Fieldwork ethics
Important practices and guidelines to be considered:
Collaborative approach
With whom is the language documentation done? Collaboration with the community should be basis for the fieldwork.
Collaboration with different institutions and local organizations across disciplines.
- Sustainable Development Goal 17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development