tag | language
December 24, 2019 | 9:06 AM
Non-English speakers say city kept them in the dark at South Philly fire site
The three-alarm blaze that tore through several rowhouses in South Philadelphia last Thursday left some non-English speaking residents critical of how emergency services disseminate information in times of disaster.
September 4, 2019 | 11:07 AM
Historic recordings revitalize language for Passamaquoddy tribal members
The story behind these recordings goes back to 1890, when an anthropologist named Walter Jesse Fewkes took a research trip to Calais, Maine. He borrowed an early audio recording device: a phonograph from Thomas Edison that recorded sounds on large, wax cylinders — about 2 1/2 to three minutes each.
July 18, 2019 | 3:13 PM
