Building Capacity in Linguistics, STEM and Technology through the Documentation of the North Slope Dialect of Inupiaq, an endangered Native Alaskan language

通过记录因努皮亚克语（一种濒临灭绝的阿拉斯加原住民语言）的北坡方言，建设语言学、STEM 和技术方面的能力

• 批准号: 1563665
• 负责人: Daniel Wall
• 金额: $ 24.61万
• 依托单位: Ilisagvik College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-08-01 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1563665&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Building; Capacity; Linguistics; STEM; Technology

The essential elements that constitute the minimal scientific documentation of a language include a reference grammar, a dictionary, and transcribed narratives with translations and linguistic analysis. In contemporary language documentation projects, an especially important role is often played by electronic databases, which structure a set of data and allow multiple routes to search for information. With the advent of digital tools, databases often incorporate richer data and documentation, including sound files, photographs, grammatical information, and entire stories. This project will document document the North Slope Dialect of Iñupiaq, a highly endangered Native Alaskan language, and it will create and expand a database of the language. This language documentation will add to the current knowledge of Native languages while building scientific research capacities at Alaska's only tribal college. The Native American Languages Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1990, enacted into policy the recognition of the unique status and importance of Native American languages, including Alaska Native languages. Broader impacts include introducing Iḷisaġvik College students to linguistic research, creating institutional partnerships with the University of Alaska Fairbanks -- home to the Alaska Native Language Archive -- and providing source materials for Iñupiaq faculty in the instruction of Iñupiaq language, and in the fields of science, technology and the humanities. In addition, increased interaction with technology by tribal college students and community youth will increase participants' skills in the technological field, creating a stronger STEM workforce in Alaska. The creation and expansion of the North Alaskan Iñupiaq Database will document this important Native language and will be a tool to introduce tribal college students to applications of technology design and linguistics. Bringing together elder speakers and the community's tech savvy youth, this project centers around an innovative, reciprocal exchange of knowledge, the elders' expertise in the indigenous language versus youth knowledge of technology. Ways of knowing and understanding will be documented in the language. The team, coordinated by Erin Hollingsworth of Iḷisaġvik College's Tuzzy Consortium Library, will produce endangered language research, engage in community outreach with members in remote Alaskan sites, and create participating opportunities for tribal college students. The project will also create high quality science resources for educators, while further strengthening the scientific capacity at Iḷisaġvik College. The North Slope Iñupiaq language material will be accessible to linguists, tribal community members, and the general public through the database. Databases for endangered and other languages advance knowledge by increasing access to linguistic, historical, cultural and scientific materials, especially when disseminated in online formats. The NSF Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUP) program in EHR is providing support for tribal college participation in this project.

构成一种语言的最小科学文献的基本要素包括参考语法，词典和翻译叙事，并通​​过翻译和语言分析。在当代语言文档项目中，电子数据库经常扮演一个特别重要的角色，电子数据库构建了一组数据并允许多个途径搜索信息。随着数字工具的冒险，数据库通常会包含更丰富的数据和文档，包括声音文件，照片，语法信息以及整个故事。该项目将记录Iñupiaq的North Slope方言，Iñupiaq是一种高度濒危的本地阿拉斯加语言，它将创建和扩展该语言的数据库。该语言文档将增加当前对母语的知识，同时在阿拉斯加唯一的部落学院建立科学研究能力。美国国会于1990年通过的《美洲原住民语言法》颁布了政策，承认包括阿拉斯加母语在内的美洲原住民语言的独特地位和重要性。 Broader impacts include introducing Iḷisaġvik College students to linguistic research, creating institutional partnerships with the University of Alaska Fairbanks -- home to the Alaska Native Language Archive -- and providing source materials for Iñupiaq faculty in the instruction of Iñupiaq language, and in the Fields of science, technology and the humans.此外，部落大学生和社区青年与技术的互动增加将提高参与者在技术领域的技能，从而在阿拉斯加创造更强的STEM劳动力。北阿拉斯加Iñupiaq数据库的创建和扩展将记录这种重要的母语，并将成为向部落大学生介绍技术设计和语言学应用的工具。该项目汇集了老年人的演讲者和社区精通的青年，围绕着一种创新的，相互的知识交流，土著语言与青年对技术知识的知识的专家。知识和理解方式将以语言记录。由I＆＃7735; Isa; Isa＆＃289; Vik College的Tuzzy Consortium图书馆的Erin Hollingsworth协调的团队将产生濒危语言研究，与偏远的阿拉斯加网站的社区宣传，并为部落大学生创造参与机会。该项目还将为教育工作者创造高质量的科学资源，同时进一步增强了ISA＆＃289; Vik College的科学能力。语言学家，部落社区成员和公众可以通过数据库访问North SlopeIñupiaq语言材料。濒危语言和其他语言的数据库通过增加语言，历史，文化和科学材料的访问来提高知识，尤其是在以在线格式传播时。 EHR中的NSF部落学院（TCUP）计划正在为部落大学参与该项目提供支持。