TheLeaper is a sociolinguist. TheLeaper is here to contribute linguistics knowledge to Wikipedia through participating in
WikiProject Linguistics and through work in the classes they teach. TheLeaper is also a fan of classical and symphonic music, following the work of contemporary composers of symphonic band music. TheLeaper speaks some Dutch and some Spanish and has done translation work from these languages. TheLeaper is learning their heritage language
Manx Gaelic and is attempting to contribute Manx knowledge to Wikipedia.[1]
This user is interested in open access to research literature.
Linguistics
TheLeaper is a linguist (specifically a sociolinguist) and a scholarly communications professional. The Leaper has a lot of knowledge about things like language archives and data sources, and loves to share linguistic study with the world in an accessible way.
Music
TheLeaper is also a musician and loves volunteer music ensembles. TheLeaper has participated in a number of community and volunteer music groups. TheLeaper plays a large, loud brass instrument.
Wikipedia History
2011: TheLeaper's first Wikipedia edit EVER was to create a page for
Georgs Pelēcis because Latvian composers need some love.
TheLeaper then went a long time before doing anything on Wikipedia besides reading it.
TheLeaper met some folks from
WikiEDU and got a great idea to use Wikipedia as a class assignment.
Then, TheLeaper realized that many great resources for linguistic study are nowhere to be found on Wikipedia and has embarked on a mission to share them. The current project is connecting endangered and minority language articles to relevant language archives, e.g.
AILLA.
TheLeaper still finds the occasional classical and symphonic music article that doesn't exist or needs an update and returns to their music roots, working off of the
Classical Composers Request List.
TheLeaper is currently co-organizing a distributed Edit-a-thon-a-thon, including both remote and satellite events, for the United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages.
Check out our campaign.
TheLeaper is a sociolinguist. TheLeaper is here to contribute linguistics knowledge to Wikipedia through participating in
WikiProject Linguistics and through work in the classes they teach. TheLeaper is also a fan of classical and symphonic music, following the work of contemporary composers of symphonic band music. TheLeaper speaks some Dutch and some Spanish and has done translation work from these languages. TheLeaper is learning their heritage language
Manx Gaelic and is attempting to contribute Manx knowledge to Wikipedia.[1]
This user is interested in open access to research literature.
Linguistics
TheLeaper is a linguist (specifically a sociolinguist) and a scholarly communications professional. The Leaper has a lot of knowledge about things like language archives and data sources, and loves to share linguistic study with the world in an accessible way.
Music
TheLeaper is also a musician and loves volunteer music ensembles. TheLeaper has participated in a number of community and volunteer music groups. TheLeaper plays a large, loud brass instrument.
Wikipedia History
2011: TheLeaper's first Wikipedia edit EVER was to create a page for
Georgs Pelēcis because Latvian composers need some love.
TheLeaper then went a long time before doing anything on Wikipedia besides reading it.
TheLeaper met some folks from
WikiEDU and got a great idea to use Wikipedia as a class assignment.
Then, TheLeaper realized that many great resources for linguistic study are nowhere to be found on Wikipedia and has embarked on a mission to share them. The current project is connecting endangered and minority language articles to relevant language archives, e.g.
AILLA.
TheLeaper still finds the occasional classical and symphonic music article that doesn't exist or needs an update and returns to their music roots, working off of the
Classical Composers Request List.
TheLeaper is currently co-organizing a distributed Edit-a-thon-a-thon, including both remote and satellite events, for the United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages.
Check out our campaign.