Androids in Amazonia: recording an endangered language
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The village of Akazu’yw lies in the rainforest, a day’s drive from the state capital of Belém, deep in the Brazilian Amazon. Last week I traveled there, carrying a dozen Android phones with a specialized app for recording speech. It wasn't all plain sailing…
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Barbara Partee said,
March 30, 2013 @ 3:06 am
I think that's fantastic. I wish them a great future with this!
Barbara Partee said,
March 30, 2013 @ 3:08 am
Oops, I hadn't realized that the post is by Steven himself! So I mean, I wish you a great future with this!!
Steven Bird said,
March 30, 2013 @ 4:47 am
Thanks Barbara! The work is ongoing, and I will post regular updates to https://twitter.com/StevenBird
Neil Dolinger said,
March 31, 2013 @ 10:41 am
I'd love to see translations of some of the video clips, such as the one man's lecture on who the "real Indians" are.
dainichi said,
April 2, 2013 @ 4:55 am
It took me a second to realize that in the picture, the Android is the phone, not the guy talking on the phone. Maybe I watched Terminator once too many.