Your Language Matters

There is going to be an event here on the International Linguistics Center campus on Saturday, May 11, 11am-2pm, celebrating the "International Year of Indigenous Languages".

Here's more information about the event (make sure to watch the video in the link):

We’ll celebrate the variety of indigenous languages represented all around us. Dr Robin
Harris and Ron Nelson will speak about how “My Language Matters” takes on life in the
work they do.

Speakers, music, interactives, food tasting (light lunch) from various cultures and good
fellowship will comprise the program. And if your heart language is indigenous, we invite you to be part of a new video that will be shot live that day. It is similar to the SIL video that was recently released, adding a local perspective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp-1ruEJnyg

Do spread the word! And plan to be there!!

As I understand it, the video that they plan to produce will include people from the DFW area saying the same kinds of things as are in the recent SIL video, but each will also say, "and I live in Dallas" (or something like that).

An additional blurb from the newsletter:

Add a little festivity and color to the upcoming IYIL event by featuring your heritage or the area you may have served by wearing the apparel to represent it. Strictly optional, but a fun addition to the day.

See you there, Saturday, May 11th, at the ILC Event Center, from 11:00 am-2:00 pm for
a most interesting look at the languages we use to communicate with each other.

 For my friends in the Dallas area, "Y'all come!" (indigenous language, American Southern dialect...).