Fifty Years in Brazil: A Sampler of SIL Work 1958-2008
In celebration of 50 years of working in Brazil in cooperation with Brazilian academic institutions and government agencies, SIL has published a special commemorative volume in tribute to Brazil’s ethnolinguistic minorities. It will appeal to local audiences interested in their own languages and cultures, as well as to linguists, anthropologists and officials with an interest in Brazil. This volume includes the above linked history of SIL's 50 years in Brazil, in Portuguese. Approximately half the articles are in English and half in Portuguese.
In celebration of 50 years of working in Brazil in cooperation with Brazilian academic institutions and government agencies, SIL has published a special commemorative volume in tribute to Brazil’s ethnolinguistic minorities. It will appeal to local audiences interested in their own languages and cultures, as well as to linguists, anthropologists and officials with an interest in Brazil. This volume includes the above linked history of SIL's 50 years in Brazil, in Portuguese. Approximately half the articles are in English and half in Portuguese.
RECOMMENDED READING
“A Few Simple Ideas for New Language Learners: ... and old ones needing some new life,” by Greg Thomson
Read more articles about language learning by Thomson and others at: Language Impact
DES DERBYSHIRE
Desmond Derbyshire—widely respected in linguistic circles for his work on Amazonian languages—was accepted by the Hixkaryána people of Brazil as a long-term friend who worked with them over a period of 45 years. Read more…SIL BRAZIL IS COMMITTED to partnering for the benefit of indigenous ethnic groups through: language analysis and translation, media production, workshops, and training courses.
SIL IN THE NEWS
In the Revista Piaui, author Branca Vianna describes the work of SIL in Brazil, and her visit to a Nadëb village.
SIL International – SIL Brasil
SIL International began work in Brazil in 1956, at the invitation of the National
Museum of the University of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, and the Serviço de Proteção
ao Índio - SPI (Indian Protection Service) — the predecessor of the Fundação
Nacional do Índio (National Indian Foundation).
SIL – 50 Anos no Brasil by Isaac Costa de Silva (Portuguese)
SIL is committed to serving ethnolinguistic minority communities, primarily through training and consulting for activities such as linguistic analysis, orthography development, literature production, literacy, and multilingual education.
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