Conference: Bridging Child Language Research to Practice for Language Revitalization

会议：将儿童语言研究与语言复兴实践联系起来

• 批准号: 2331639
• 负责人: Ryan Henke
• 金额: $ 1.06万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2331639&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Bridging; Child; Language; Research

The study of first language (L1) acquisition — the process whereby children learn their native language(s) — occupies a central place in the science of human language. However, the Indigenous languages of the Americas are greatly under-represented in this area of science. Furthermore, most such languages are severely endangered, which amplifies the urgency for research on how these languages are acquired, for the benefit of developmental science and for Indigenous communities working to revitalize their traditional languages. This conference award supports an organized session at the 2024 annual meetings of two major scholarly organizations in linguistics: the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) and the Linguistic Society of America (LSA). This organized session brings together two groups: (1) researchers focused on the L1 acquisition of the Indigenous languages of the Americas; and (2) practitioners working within language nests, which are early-childhood language revitalization programs that immerse young children in an Indigenous language. Creating a feedback loop between science and practice generates a wide range of broader impacts by strengthening the revitalization programs represented by participants and attendees, creating opportunities for Indigenous language revitalization practitioners to extend their networks and professional community, and broadening participation in STEM by Native Americans.This organized session redresses existing geographical and typological biases within the existing landscape of L1 acquisition research by increasing the representation of the Indigenous languages of the Americas. In focusing on L1 acquisition, the papers within the session deepen the scientific understanding of specific Indigenous language structures, which have been of central importance to linguistic theory but studied only in adult language. By breaking down silos between acquisition researchers and practitioners, the session expands and enriches the research questions for L1 acquisition studies, better integrates Indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing into language science, and builds a body of more linguistically and culturally appropriate literature for practitioners and their language communities. Through creating positive impacts on language revitalization, the session also contributes to improving health and well-being within Indigenous communities. This award is made as part of a funding partnership between the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities for the NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure – NEH Documenting Endangered Languages Program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

第一语言（L1）习得的研究——儿童学习母语的过程——在人类语言科学中占据着核心地位，然而，美洲土著语言在这方面的代表性却严重不足。此外，大多数此类语言都受到严重威胁，这加大了研究这些语言如何获得的紧迫性，以促进发展科学和努力振兴其传统语言的土著社区。支持在语言学领域两大学术组织美洲土著语言研究学会 (SSILA) 和美国语言学会 (LSA) 的 2024 年年会汇集了两个群体：（1）研究人员。专注于美洲土著语言的第一语言习得；(2) 在语言巢中工作的实践者，这是幼儿语言振兴项目，让幼儿沉浸在土著语言中，在科学和实践之间建立反馈循环。通过加强以参与者和与会者为代表的振兴计划，为土著语言振兴从业者创造机会扩大他们的网络和专业社区，并扩大美洲原住民对 STEM 的参与，产生更广泛的影响。这次组织的会议纠正了现有的地理和类型学问题通过增加美洲土著语言的代表性来消除现有第一语言习得研究中的偏见在关注第一语言习得方面，本次会议的论文加深了对特定土著语言结构的科学理解，这一点至关重要。语言学理论但是通过打破习得研究人员和从业者之间的隔阂，本次会议扩展并丰富了母语习得研究的研究问题，更好地将土著观点和认知方式融入语言科学，并建立了一个更具语言和文化基础的机构。通过为从业者及其语言社区创造适当的文献，该会议还有助于改善土著社区的健康和福祉。该奖项是国家科学基金会和国家科学基金会之间资助伙伴关系的一部分。捐赠给NSF 动态语言基础设施的人文学科 – NEH 记录濒危语言计划。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。