Monday 9 January 2017

Jèrriais Recording project 2017 - introduction




Why record Jèrriais? An introduction to a recording project for 2017 by Dr Mari Jones (University of Cambridge) and Dr Julia Sallabank (SOAS, University of London)

Jersey is a fantastic Island because you've got a wealth of accents, a wealth of different words around the Island. We're doing our best to speak Jèrriais, but you are the experts out there, and we would love it if you were willing to participate in our project to record the fantastic language that is spoken here. So if you, if your brother, if your child, if your grandmother, if your great-aunt Freda would be willing to come and help with the project, if you would be willing to get in touch with L'Office, we'd be very grateful.

We need people to help record, people for instance who want to learn some more Jèrriais and people who can speak Jèrriais: both sides will benefit from this. People can get together and continue speaking Jèrriais and improve their fluency.

And this hopefully will make a record of the language that can be helpful to learners of the future. And also it will keep Jèrriais alive forever which would be exactly what we want.

As Mari said: Keep a record of the richness of Jèrriais spoken in all the different areas.

You're really lucky to have this language. We're trying to learn it, you can speak it already. So please come and help us. Mèrcie bein des fais!

1 comment:

L'Office du Jèrriais said...

Find out more: DR Mari Jones of Cambridge University and Dr Julia Sallabank of the SOAS, London University will discuss an exciting Programme later in the year for the preservation and recording of our Island language.

The First Meeting
will be at the

Société Jersiaise building at 7 Pier Road
at 7.30 on Monday 9th January 2017

For Members of the Société and those who can come into town

The Second Meeting
will be held at St. Lawrence Parish Hall
at
2.30 on Thursday 12th. January 2017