Dear project backers,
Dear project backers,Field notes and audio recordings are now all publicly online, with audio recordings archived on Zenodo, an open-access online research data repository. Five languages had been ...
Recent progress in Southeast Asian historical linguistics
In recent years, Southeast Asian historical linguistics has been moving at fast pace, with many important milestones accomplished within the last 10 years. This is quite fortunate, given that many ...
Travel to China for language research
Thanks to everyone who has helped contributed to my fundraising campaign for research on endangered languages in China!Now that my basic costs for travel within China have been covered, the next st...
"Living fossil languages" of southern China: Why study language diversity?
1. A Special Thank YouA huge thanks to everyone who has supported my project! I have just booked my plane tickets to Kunming, China, and will be in Yunnan Province, China between this mid-April and...
A typical field session
A typical field session: The language consultant pronounces words and sentences in his native language as I perform audio recordings using a USB microphone connected to a netbook co...
My mission to find the only woman in China who still speaks Red Gelao
A motorcycle-taxi taking me through the rugged mountainous landscape of Yunnan in 2012. My goal was to find the only woman in China who could still speak Red Gelao.
Minivan-taxis are available for hire at the town centers for $30-$50 (200-300 Chinese yuan) per trip
Typical village scene, with a minivan-taxi in the foreground. Minivan-taxis are available for hire at the town centers for $30-$50 (200-300 Chinese yuan) per trip. A one-way trip to...
The last human on earth that can recall any Wai Gelao words
The last Wai Gelao in Funing County, Yunnan Province, China who can recall any words in Wai Gelao. She is in her mid-80's. She only remembers several vocabulary words.