Acquisition of Restored Native Speech (ACORNS) — Reviews & Guides

Instructions/Manuals/Guides

  1. ACORNS User Manual
  2. ACORNS Overview

Reviews/Articles

  1. Oppenneer (2014): ACORNS Linguistics Project Releases New Version of Software for Indigenous Language Revitalization 

Instructions/Manuals/Guides

Resource Type: Downloadable Guide

ACORNS Project. ACORNS User Manual. http://acornslinguistics.com/details/acorns/Acorns.pdf. Accessed May 13, 2022.


This user manual covers all steps in creating a deck of language games using ACORNS. The document touches on each process and details features and how they may be used. 

This PDF document will be helpful for users committed to self-teaching themselves how to use the software.

This user manual can be accessed here.

Resource Type: Website

ACORNS Project. ACORNS Overview. http://acornslinguistics.com/index.php. Accessed May 11, 2022.


This overview includes instructions and details on how to complete common actions using ACORNS. Topics are detailed in the index and can be selected to move to a specific page. Topics covered include how to extract video clips, how to use Indigenous keyboards, how to edit audio, and how to save progress. 

This helpful resource offers an overview of topics that may arise, directing users to where they can locate more information.

This overview can be accessed by going to the ACORNS website, under Details > ACORNS.

*Note: the website also prompts users to reach out to Dan Harvey at harveyd@sou.edu with any questions.


Reviews/Articles

Resource Type: Blog Post

Oppenneer, M. 2014. “ACORNS Linguistics Project Releases New Version of Software for Indigenous Language Revitalization.” Ethnos Project. https://www.ethnosproject.org/acorns-linguistics-project-releases-new-version-of-software-for-indigenous-language-revitalization/.


ACORNS Linguistics Project Releases New Version of Software for Indigenous Language Revitalization

This blog post provides an overview of the features which were added with the ACORNS 8.0 update, including a mobile player application for Android and integrating language-independent speech recognition into lessons.

The blog post can be accessed here.