Wikipedia:Meetup/San Francisco/Stanford Indigenous Languages Edit-a-thon

Stanford Indigenous Languages Edit-a-thon
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Date:Monday, October 14, 2019
Time:10am to 4pm
Location:El Centro Chicano y Latino
Building 590, Old Union
Stanford University
514 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
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HostWugapodes and Kevin Li (L235)
SponsorsStanford American Indian Organization
Stanford Center for Latin American Studies
Stanford Department of Linguistics
Stanford Native American Cultural Center
Stanford University Libraries
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The Stanford Indigenous Languages Edit-a-thon will be held on Indigenous Peoples' Day, Monday 14 October 2019, in El Centro Chicano y Latino at Stanford University. To help expand articles, Stanford University Library and Department of Linguistics will be lending resources to participants. We have tasks big and small, so interested participants are invited to drop in for whatever length of time they can! Facilitators will be in El Centro Chicano y Latino from 10am to 4pm, but please bring a computer.

Event details edit

  • Date: Monday, October 14, 2019
  • Time: Drop in anytime between 10am and 4pm
  • Participation: Please bring a laptop to help edit! Stanford Libraries will be providing books and articles to help expand articles, and we have tasks big and small!
  • Welcome: All are welcome. We are especially interested in seeing newcomers to join the experienced Wikipedians.

Resources available edit

  • Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica, eds. (2012). The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide. ISBN 978-3-11-025803-5.
  • Campbell, Lyle (1997). American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America. ISBN 0-19-509427-1.
  • Gerdts, Donna; Michelson, Karin (1989). Theoretical Perspectives on Native American Languages.
  • Bright, William (1984). American Indian Linguistics and Literature.
  • Swanson, jr., Earl (1970). Languages and Cultures of Western North America.
  • Langdon, Margaret; Hinton, Leanne, eds. (1993). Survey of California and Other Indian Languages.
  • HArdy, Heather; Scancarelli, Janine, eds. (2005). Native Languages of the Southeastern United States.
  • Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian Languages.
  • Silver, Shirley; Miller, Wick (1997). American Indian Languages: Cultural and Social Contexts.
  • Ruhlen, Merritt (1987). A Guide to the World's Languages. Vol. 1.
  • Dalby, David (1999). The Linguasphere Register of the World's Languages and Speech Communities. Vol. 2.
  • Dalby, David (1999). The Linguasphere Register of the World's Languages and Speech Communities. Vol. 1.
  • Osgood, Cornelius, ed. (1946). Linguistic Structures of Native America.
  • Campbell, Lyle; Mithun, Marianne, eds. (1979). The Languages of Native America: Historical and comparative assessment.
  • Mithun, Marianne (1999). The Languages of Native North America.
  • Sebeok, Thomas, ed. (1976). Native Languages of the Americas. Vol. 1.
  • Campbell, George; King, Gareth (2011). The Concise Compendium of the World's Languages (2 ed.).
  • Golla, Victor (2011). California Indigenous Languages.
  • Kroskrity, Paul; Meek, Barbra, eds. (2017). Engaging Native American Publics.
  • Boas, Franz (1991) [1911]. Holder, Preston (ed.). Introduction to Handbook of American Indian Languages.
  • Powell, J.W. (1991) [1891]. Holder, Preston (ed.). Indian Linguistic Families of America North of Mexico.


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Going edit

  • Excited to help new editors improve our linguistics articles! Wug·a·po·des
  • Delighted to invite everyone to Stanford for our linguistics edit-a-thon! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 06:18, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Interested! It's a bit of a ways for me from SF, so I'm not sure yet if I can be there, but sounds like fun. Dreamyshade (talk) 22:55, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Since it is a Monday, it'll be a bit of a stretch to get it to work, but I'll try to make it happen. Certainly interested! Mz7 (talk) 16:22, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm one of the hosts, a librarian at Stanford, and thrilled to be here and to welcome everyone! Glen

Regrets edit

  • Ah welp, as it turns out, it was indeed too much of a stretch. I will try to make the next one! Mz7 (talk) 21:44, 11 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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