Documentation and Archiving of Endangered
Languages and Oral Tradition:
Researches and Interdisciplinary Approaches

May 19-20, 2011

　　　eCompanion Development at the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition

　　Mark A. JARVIS

　　This presentation traces our work on eCompanions from the first one created in 2002 to accompany John Miles Foley’s How to Read an Oral Poem to the most recent issue of the journal Oral Tradition. eCompanions augment text with photos, audio, video, and other information. In the most fully realized form–such as the eEdition of The Wedding of Mustajbey’s Son Bećirbey–the performance is reconstituted through the use of transcription, translated text, commentary, dictionary of idioms, and recorded audio or video. By means of these electronic presentations, users become part of the audience for a multifaceted performance.
　　

Source:IEL