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Revitalizing the Lakota Language

May 8, 2018

It is no secret that traditions and cultures of different peoples fade away over time. Unsurprisingly, languages fade away as well. By Harrison Puscher Course: Languages of the World (Ling 1010) Advisor: GPTI Evan Coles-Harris, TA Chu Paing LURA 2018 Lakota, a Siouan language, currently holds an EGIDS level of...

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Colorado Linguistics: AAVE and CE in South Park

May 8, 2018

With media permeating our everyday lives, we are exposed to cultures and ideas that we might otherwise have a hard time accessing. James “Jack” McCurdy Course: Language in US Society (Ling 1000) Advisor: GPTI Maureen Kosse, TA Irina Wagner LURA 2018 As a result, dialectical varieties such as African American...

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Underlying Musical Tones in Navajo

May 7, 2018

My grant proposal for the class Languages of the World seeks to understand the relationship between the Navajo vowel system and music. Marc Vucovich Course: Languages of the World (Ling 1010) Advisor: GPTI Evan Coles-Harris, TA Chu Paing LURA 2018 I specifically chose this language because my class had talked...