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About the Survey The history of American Indian language study at UC Berkeley makes it the top institution of the country in its field. The Department of Linguistics at Berkeley has a long tradition of excellent work in the area of American Indian languages, which was in fact its main focus in its first decades of existence. Dozens of dissertations and hundreds of publications on American Indian languages have been produced by the students and faculty here. Housed in 1303 Dwinelle Hall is the Survey for California and Other Indian languages, a research center and archive which provides workspace for scholars and students specializing in the field, and provides funding for fieldwork. The Survey room houses an archive of fieldnotes (online catalog available), and manages a large collection of tapes on American Indian languages which are located at the Berkeley Language Center ( online catalog available). The Survey room also houses computer facilities to assist students and scholars in their work. The Survey publishes an occasional series of monographs, Reports from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages. A major collection of tapes of American Indian languages and music is housed in the Berkeley Language Center. There are various professors both in the Department of Linguistics and in other departments who specialize in the study of American Indian languages. There is also the Group in American Indian Languages (GAIL) that gathers a few times per semester at various people's homes to discuss ongoing research. A student specializing in American Indian languages will find that there are important resources all over campus, such as the Hearst Museum, the Bancroft Library, the Main Library, the Berkeley Language Center, and the Native American Studies program. For further details on the Survey, contact Prof. Leanne Hinton at hinton@berkeley.edu (510-643-7621). Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Site last modified |