Sentences with phrase «for language preservation»

Not exact matches

It appears in the end to be that the doctrine of analogy is required only for the preservation of the Biblical language about God.

Robbie has assisted in the preservation and expansion of the language of the Seneca Nation by developing a Web App for English to Seneca translation and he is currently working on an iPad app for translation, too.

The plan calls for independent oversight of the city's Housing Preservation Department; establishing a public education campaign to inform tenants about HPD's role; empowering a new body or building inspectors to collect fines against landlords; having HPD make repairs not completed by the landlord in the specified amount of time and then billing the landlord; making inspectors carry citations in multiple languages and send out reports in multiple languages; forcing landlords to make repairs within 24 hours of emergency violations; establishing an East Harlem HPD oversight team as a pilot for other areas with at - risk low - income housing; providing inspections 24 - hours - a-day, 7 - days - a-week; and improving HPD's follow - up on violations.

Presented in partnership with Endangered Languages Alliance (Brooklyn), an organization providing opportunities for education and outreach around the preservation of the estimated 800 languages spoken in New York.

Facilitated by the fluid dissemination of knowledge and international inspiration once galvanized by Louis Sullivan's quest for a new architectural language, Rakowitz claims a modernist lineage of ornamentation to evoke parallel narratives of activist preservation in both Istanbul and Chicago.

For example, the works in her interdisciplinary project Whistling and Language Transfiguration (WaLT)-- a vinyl record edition of a translation of Zapotec into whistling, sheet music of the transcription of the whistles into musical notes, and a linguistic abacus to help mark verbal variations in the recorded translation — represent Porras - Kim's effort to maintain the viability of the Zapotec language by pointing out its unique qualities, and contribute to the preservation of a language that was and is the cultural heritage of the Zapotec people.

I think you may particularly appreciate the onstage discussion near the end led by Professor Chia - wei Li of National Tsing Hua University, who is editor in chief of Scientific American's Chinese - language edition, former director of the National Museum of Natural Science and founded the preservation center for tropical plants that I visited and will post on soon.

But that's no argument for wholesale preservation of a dead language.

We think it's important for Government to be willing to give recognition and strengthening in lots of areas... signage on roads indicating traditional country, cultural centres and keeping places, protocol at public events, curriculum modules in schools and public monuments to Indigenous people and language preservation and restoration projects.

Cultural considerations for working with diverse populations also may include language barriers; religious beliefs and family values; parenting practices; expectations and restrictions related to gender and age; concepts of health and illness; issues related to assimilation and cultural preservation; and attitudes toward women, children, and elders.

An important resource for the preservation and revival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages is the Australian Indigenous Languages Collection.

Recommendation 8: Agree to resource an ongoing plan of action for the preservation and promotion of Indigenous languages as recommended by the national Indigenous languages body.

agree to resource an ongoing plan of action for the preservation and promotion of Indigenous languages as recommended by the national Indigenous languages body.

[57] Given the preservation of languages can increase employment options for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, [58] the Commission considers it important for the Government to integrate strategies to preserve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language and culture in the IEDS.

A national organisation could monitor Indigenous languages across Australia, assist in the distribution of appropriate funds and resources and set the direction for the preservation and revitalisation of Indigenous languages.