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Dialect Preservation Project
Link to new page where the final setup should be with CMSMS Content Management System and customized modules: Content Management System project page
Project Proposal on Wikimedia discussion page
Projektvorstellung auf Wikimedia Diskussionsseite
Project op Wikimedia in Nederlands
discussiepagina
The grandparent generation spoke dialect actively and could communicate with dialect speakers across boarders without any problems. The parent generation learned dialect in their childhood but it became more and more passive knowledge.
To me dialect can carry certain facets of live which contains a common identity. All these dialects are very regional and some kilometers of distance result in significant and fluent changes.
The classical methods of conserving these dialects are made by institutions which mostly interview dialect speakers. The results are commonly presented in a written form. That takes a lot of time and effort but a wider public is not reached. On one side we have local societies which want to preserve their own identity and on the other side we have scientific researchers which use e.g. the phonetic alphabet. This is not too useful and interesting for the man on the street. Since time is running I would like to propose a web portal using existing technical opportunities which are already available.
Dialect speakers could upload single words, idioms or complete sentences via an open source audio module.
The major point is about the local character of dialects so that the recognition by speakers and contributors are ensured. The database with audio files can be bound directly to a database which links them to geographic by clicking on a map.
A contributor can directly link an audio entry to a specific location. The maps can already show and suggest dialect areas and boundaries so that the entries can be grouped dynamically.
This project is not meant to turn back time but to motivate everyone to join as a co-worker to preserve cultural heritage with modern means in a time where people in Europe still would like to have their own languages recognized from either linguistic and political point of view.
Expected result: preserve everything still existing which gives the opportunity to do research on it.
Contribution should be easy as possible for everyone.
Current status & roadmap
1) CMSMS module for geo-tagging audio files
2) recording program open source Praat which is an application capable of linguistic analyze
3) word list (dictionary) in standard language
4) words to be recorded can be picked from that list
5) structure of dictionary like www.dict.cc
6) recording tagged by clicking on location where the dialect is used Recording demo
7) based on map which is compatible with Geographic Information Software (GIS)like: World Language mapping system
8) this example contains already ca. predifined areas for 7000 iso certified regional languages
9) this map can be modified = smaller areas can be added as an extra layer (creating polygons) Polygon creating demo
10) all entries of the smaller area will also be part of the entries of the bigger area
11) because smaller areas can be created it may be that there are more synonyms for one word when looking on the bigger area which contains all the entries for the smaller area = that redundancy is acceptable since everything is tagged exactly to the place where it’s spoken
12) the interface of the page should be done in, English, French, German & Spanish, more languages can be added
13) everyone is free to contribute, polygon creation might be restricted to institutes, scientific organizations which may also download data for further research or the experienced user
14) the minimum requirement is the spoken word to keep everything as simple as possible, of course the written form, the phonetic form or background information can be added
15) hosting can be done at Google App Engine & Google maps API could be used
Modules
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Language Institutes
Dialect or Vernacular Wikipedias
| Country | Language | Main Page |
| Belgium / France | Wallonian | Walon Wikipedia |
| Belgium | West-Flemish | West-Vlaamse Wikipedia |
| France | Bretonic | Brezhoneg Wikipedia |
| France | Corsian | Corsu Wikipedia |
| France | Occitanic | Occitan Wikipedia |
| Greece | Pontic | Pontic Greek Wikipedia |
| Germany / Austria / Switzerland / France / Liechtenstein | Alemannisch | Alemannische Wikipedia |
| Germany / Austria / Italy / Switzerland | Bavarian | Boarischn Wikipedia |
| Germany | Low Saxonian | Plattdüütsch Wikipedia |
| Germany | Lower Sorbian | Dolnoserbski Wikipedije |
| Germany / Belgium / Netherlands | Ripuarian | Wikipedia of Ripuarian languages |
| Germany | Saterfrisian | Seelterfräiske Wikipedia |
| Germany | Upper Sorbian | Hornjoserbsce Wikipedija |
| Ireland / United Kingdom | Irish Gaelic | Gaeilge Vicipéid |
| Israel / Worldwide | Yiddish | ברוכים הבאים צו דער וויקיפעדיע |
| Italy | Neapolitan | Wikipedia napulitana |
| Netherlands | Frisian | Fryske Wikipedy |
| Netherlands / Germany | Limburgish | Limburgse Wikipedia |
| Netherlands | Low Saxonian | Nedersaksische Wikipedia |
| Netherlands | Sealandic | Zeêuwse Wikipedia |
| Luxemburg | Lëtzeburgisch | Lëtzeburgische Wikipedia |
| Suriname | Papiamentu | Papiamentu Wikipedia |
| South Africa | Afrikaans | Afrikaanse Wikipedia |
| Spain | Aragonic | Aragonic Wikipedia |
| Spain / Catalunya | Catalan | Catala Viquipedia |
| Spain / France | Baskian | Euskal Wikipedia |
| Switzerland | Romanic | Rumantsch Wikipedia |
| United Kingdom | Welsh | Cymraeg Wikipedia |
| United Kingdom | Cornish | Wikipedya Kernewek |
| United Kingdom | Manx | Gàidhlig Wikipedia |
| United Kingdom | Scots Gaelic | Gaelic Wikipedia |
| United Kingdom | Scots | Scots Wikipædia |
| United States | Pennsylvania German | Pennsilfaanisch-deitsche Wikipedelche |
| -various - | Plautdietsch | Wikipedia opp Plautdietsch |
| Germany (Palatinate) | Palatinean | Wikipedia uff Pälzisch |
Dialect or Vernacular Wiktionaries
Wiktionaries are dictionary projects connecting all languages to a single one.
| Country | Language | Main Page |
| Denmark | Jutlandic | Jysk Wikiortebåĝ |
Local Language Associations
Upper German
Tyrolian
- Tiroler Mundartkreis im Verein für Heimatschutz und Heimatpflege in Nord- und Osttirol, Museumstraße 1, A-6020 Innsbruck, telephone +43-512-587826, e-mail: heimatschutzverein /at/ aon \dot\ at (source)
Allgäuerisch
- Mundartkreis Ostallgäu, Heinrichstraße 9, D-87600 Kaufbeuren, telephone +49-8341-5960, e-mail: kathrin \dot\ blind \at\ web \dot\ de (source)
West Central German
Ripuarian
- Eschweiler Geschichtsverein e.V. - Arbeitskreis 3 – Mundartkreis, Leiter: Leo Braun, Königsberger Straße 56, D-52249 Eschweiler, telephone +49-2403-21104 (source)
- Verein 'Dürener Platt' e.V., founded 1980, c/o Hans Becker, An der Erk 1, D-52355 Düren, telephone +49-2421-61367, (source)
Eastern Limburgian
- Arbeitskreis Mundart des Vereins für Heimatkunde Krefeld, c/o Heinz Webers, Sollbrüggenstr. 78 b, D-47800 Krefeld, telephone +49-2151-503326, heinz [dot) webers (at) gmx (dot] de, (source)
Lower Rhenanian, and other
- Kulturzentrum Dormagen-Zons, Schloßstraße 1, D-41541 Dormagen Zons, telephone +49-2133-530210, telefax +49-2133-53020, achim [dot] thyssen {at} rhein-kreis-neuss /dot/ de, (source) also at this address:
- Internationales Mundartarchiv "Ludwig Soumagne"
- Dokumentationsstelle für die deutschsprachige Dialektliteratur
- Verein zur Pflege und Förderung der Mundart im Rhein-Kreis Neuss (Geschäftsstelle)
Eastern Flemish
- AL LANK AA - Vereniging ter bevordering van het origineel Zeels, roland [dot] de [dot] beule {at} skynet /dot/ be, (source)
Western Flemish
- Dialectgenootschap ‘Bacht'n de Kuupe', Herman [dot] Keirsebilck {at} pandora /dot/ be, (source)
Belgian Brabantian
- Academie voor het Leuvens Dialect, ludo [dot] neefs2 {at} telenet /dot/ be, (source)
Limburgian
- Vereniging voor Limburgse Dialect- en Naamkunde, goos [dot] ooms {at} tiscali /dot/ be, (source)
Getting started
- Configuration settings list
- MediaWiki FAQ
- MediaWiki release mailing list
- For info: dialectproject@trans-mania.com
