Languages and Cultures of Oral Traditions - LACITO, UMR 7107

The "Languages and Cultures of Oral Traditions" Unit (LACITO, UMR 7107), jointly administered by the Sorbonne Nouvelle and INALCO, is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to the study of languages and civilizations with oral traditions. Its research, based on fieldwork among speaker communities, focuses in particular on minority languages in multilingual contexts. The unit analyzes and models linguistic diversity by taking into account its historical, geographical, and social determinants. In response to the rapid erosion of languages and cultures, LACITO also develops innovative methods, particularly digital ones, to document and preserve this endangered heritage.

Director: Cécile Leguy

Unit website: https://lacito.cnrs.fr/en/home/

EPHE-PSL Faculty Member

Isabelle

BRIL

Sciences historiques et philologiques

Guillaume

JACQUES

Sciences historiques et philologiques

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