Using the Livescribe Echo Smartpen for Language Documentation

OVERVIEW.

This review presents different uses and applications of the Livescribe Echo smartpen for the purposes of language documentation and linguistic fieldwork. Its ability to simultaneously record audio and written notes can assist those working on language documentation and language revitalization. In

§1, I provide a brief background of the pen and its basic functions. §2 provides an account of the physical properties of the pen. In §3, I detail the pen’s functions, and in §4 and §5, I provide possible applications of the pen for

language documentation and language revitalization, respectively. Finally, §6 provides a summary of the review alongside a comparison of the Echo with other Livescribe smartpens.