Theoretical and social implications of language documentation and description on the eve of destruction in Rondônia (Voort 2007)

Autor:	Voort, Hein van der
Data:	2007
Título:	Theoretical and social implications of language documentation and description on the eve of destruction in Rondônia
Detalhes:	Proceedings of Conference on Language Documentation and Linguistic Theory pp. 251-259

Itens afins

• Kwaza or Koaiá, an unclassified language of Rondônia, Brazil (van der Voort 2000)
• Wordlist Aruá-Makurap-Zaboti-Arikapú-Tupari
• Reduplication and repetition of person markers in Guaporé isolates (Voort 2009)
• Dicionário Arikapu/Português: registro de uma língua indígena amazônica (Ribeiro 2008)
• Amazônia fala 120 línguas indígenas
• Documentos inéditos sobre línguas amazônicas: Bolívia e Rondônia

page 2 of 2« previous12

Acesso

http://www.hrelp.org/publications/ldlt/papers/ldlt_29.pdf

No files attached to this page.

Manage attachments

Edited by Peter K. Austin, Oliver Bond & David Nathan
London: SOAS

Resumo

I have been conducting descriptive linguistic fieldwork in Rondônia since 1995. This presentation will focus on three indigenous languages of Rondônia (in different stages of endangerment): Kwazá (isolate), Arikapú (Jabutí) and Aikanã (isolate). To illustrate the scientific and social relevance of the study of these languages, I will show how certain constructions that pervade the grammar of Kwazá form a clear counterexample to the idea that degrammaticalisation is only a marginal phenomenon. Apart from its scientific importance, the combination of archived bits of old documentation and modern recordings of the language has also been instrumental in the recent recognition of native land claims. Furthermore, although efforts to document the Arikapú language are now too late to make a complete description possible, the last speakers remember enough to enable sound historical-comparative research. The new evidence from Arikapú in favour of the hypothesis that the Jabuti languages belong to the Macro-Jê stock puts the prehistory of the South American continent in a new light. Finally, the Aikanã language still has some speakers with command of all speech registers and knowledge of the almost extinct culture. The study and documentation of traditional Aikanã mythology, which the community regards as highly important, is not only urgent in view of the age of the remaining knowledgeable persons. It also contains important clues for defining the boundaries of the original territory of the Aikanã in view of the impact of a hydro-electric dam planned in southern Rondônia. In all these cases, language documentation had to be now or never.

Notas e resenhas

Membros da Biblioteca podem adicionar notas, comentários e resenhas sobre as obras do acervo. Para tornar-se um membro, clique aqui. Para questões técnicas, clique na aba "Feedback".

Feedback

Use o formulário abaixo para enviar-nos sugestões sobre este item, comunicar-nos problemas técnicos (por exemplo, ilegibilidade ou falta de páginas, links desatualizados, etc.) ou objeções quanto a sua inclusão. Itens marcados com um asterisco (*) são de preenchimento obrigatório.

Nome:*
Email:*
Instituição:
Comentários:*

8d4e4c08f13e7fca17af16d74585ec7f_1728624857