SIL Electronic Survey Reports
Contents 2008
The reports published most recently are listed first.
- 2008-023
- Language: Ewe
Author: Angela Kluge
Title: The Gbe language varieties of West Africa: a quantitative analysis of lexical and grammatical features
Country: Benin, Ghana, Togo
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- 2008-022
- Language: Ipulo, Mesaka
Author: Alan Starr, Clark D. Regnier
Title: Tivoid survey
Country: Cameroon
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- 2008-021
- Language: Latundê, Mamaindé
Author: Stan Anonby, David Eberhard
Title: A survey of three northern Nambiquara groups: the Mamaindê, Negarotê, and Latundê
Country: Brazil
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- 2008-020
- Language: Gikyode, Ginyanga
Author: Jason Diller, Kari Jordan-Diller
Title: Ginyanga literacy development: a survey of attitudes and strategies
Country: Togo
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- 2008-019
- Language: Duduela
Author: Philip Lambrecht, Alison Kassell, Margaret Potter, Sarah Tucker
Title: The sociolinguistic situation of the Uyajitaya [duk] language
Country: Papua New Guinea
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- 2008-018
- Language: Pardhan
Author: Thangmualian Valte, Eldose K. Mathai, Symon George
Title: A sociolinguistic survey among the Pardhan community of central India
Country: India
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- 2008-017
- Language: Eastern Nisu, Northern Nisu, Southern Nisu, Southwestern Nisu
Author: Kenneth Chan, Bai Bibo, Yang Liujin
Title: Language use and language attitudes among rural Nisu
Country: China
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- 2008-016
- Language: American Sign Language, Guatemalan Sign Language
Author: Elizabeth Parks, Jason Parks
Title: Sociolinguistic survey report of the deaf community of Guatemala
Country: Guatemala
Viewing requirements: This is a PDF file and so requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. A paper copy may be made from the PDF file using the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- 2008-015
- Language: Tai Ya
Author: Erin Dawkins, Cortney Kirkland
Title: A sociolinguistic survey of Tai Ya in Thailand
Country: Thailand
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- 2008-014
- Language: Kibet, Runga
Author: Calvain Mbernodji, Katharina Wolf
Title: Une enquete sociolinguistique des parlers Kibet, Rounga, Daggal et Mourro du Tchad rapport technique
Country: Chad
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- 2008-013
- Language: Garhwali, Hindi, Jaunsari, Sirmauri
Author: Mathews John
Title: Jaunsari: a sociolinguistic survey
Country: India
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- 2008-012
- Language: Ambakich
Author: Margaret Potter, Philip Lambrecht, Laura Aleman, Correna Janzen
Title: The sociolinguistic situation of the Ambakich language
Country: Papua New Guinea
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- 2008-011
- Language: Tajiki, Wakhi
Author: Katja Müller, Elisabeth Abbess, Calvin Tiessen, Gabriela Tiessen
Title: Language vitality and development among the Wakhi People of Tajikistan
Country: Tajikistan
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- 2008-010
- Language: Philippine Sign Language
Author: Hope M. Hurlbut
Title: Philippine signed languages survey: a rapid appraisal
Country: Philippines
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- 2008-009
- Language: Jalkunan, Jula, Tiéfo
Author: Stuart D. Showalter
Title: Un profil du bilinguisme en dioula au sud-ouest du Burkina Faso
Country: Burkina Faso
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- 2008-008
- Language: Ngamambo
Author: Lilian Lem, Edward Brye
Title: Rapid appraisal sociolinguistic language survey of Ngamambo of Cameroon
Country: Cameroon
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- 2008-007
- Language: Sani Yi
Author: Kenneth Chan
Title: A bilingualism and language vitality survey of the Gan Yi in the Yi Mei Duo Village of the Shilin County of the Yunnan Provice of China
Country: China
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- 2008-006
- Language: Indian Sign Language
Author: Jane E. Johnson, Russell J. Johnson
Title: Assessment of Regional Language Varieties in Indian Sign Language
Country: India
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- 2008-005
- Language: Naba
Author: Antje Maass
Title: Le bilala, le kouka et le medogo : trois langues ou une?
Country: Chad
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- 2008-004
- Language: Barein
Author: Antje Maass, Caroline A. Grant, Paul Huey, Padeu Dakouli
Title: Rapport d'enquete sociolinguistique : premiere evaluation parmi les Barain du Guera
Country: Chad
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- 2008-003
- Language: Bishnupriya
Author: Amy Kim, Seung Kim
Title: Bishnupriya (Manipuri) speakers in Bangladesh: a sociolinguistic survey
Country: Bangladesh
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- 2008-002
- Language: Meitei
Author: Amy Kim, Seung Kim
Title: Meitei (Manipuri) speakers in Bangladesh: a sociolinguistic survey
Country: Bangladesh
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- 2008-001
- Language: Chinese Sign Language, Hong Kong Sign Language, Japanese Sign Language, Korean Sign Language, Taiwan Sign Lanugage
Author: Hope M. Hurlbut
Title: A survey of sign language in Taiwan
Country: Taiwan
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