Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Grammar of Kokama-Kokamilla

博士论文研究：Kokama-Kokamilla 语法

• 批准号: 0617188
• 负责人: Spike Gildea
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Oregon Eugene
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2009-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0617188&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Grammar; Kokama

This research project will document Kokama-Kokamilla, a deeply endangered language spoken in the Peruvian Amazon. The need for documentation is urgent, as nearly all of the estimated 1,500 remaining speakers are elderly people, and natural processes of language transmission from generation to generation have been interrupted. This project involves a significant fieldwork component and analysis leading to a comprehensive reference grammar, collection of texts, and glossary of this minimally documented language. The dissertation will analyze patterns in phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse, and provide a historical account for grammaticalization processes, shedding light on the evolution of the language, and potentially on the history of this people. The genetic classification of Kokama-Kokamilla has traditionally been classified as part of the Tupian family; however, more recent research questions this affiliation, claiming that Kokama-Kokamilla is an isolate. Thus, an in-depth description of Kokama-Kokamilla is imperative to pursue further comparative analysis and historical reconstruction. The project will document an endangered language on phenomena of current theoretical interest, such as the interaction of prosody, information structure and syntax, and will inform our understanding of diachrony within the Tupian linguistic family. It will provide reliable information to linguistic theoreticians and typologists working on comparative analysis and historical reconstruction to address enduring inquiries about early connections among Amazonian peoples, including migratory movements. The broader impacts of the project will be its contribution to ongoing revitalization efforts. It will provide much needed Kokama-Kokamilla language resources to language learners, teachers, and other scholars committed to the revitalization and maintenance of the language. This project will produce valuable material for the development of pedagogical grammars and classroom materials, as well as for continued training of bilingual teachers in Kokama-Kokamilla and Spanish.

该研究项目将记录Kokama-Kokamilla，这是一种在秘鲁亚马逊中使用的深深濒危语言。需要文档的需求是紧迫的，因为几乎所有剩下的1,500名扬声器都是老年人，并且一代世代相传的语言传播过程都被中断了。该项目涉及重要的现场工作组成部分和分析，从而导致了全面的参考语法，文本收集以及该最少记录的语言的词汇表。论文将分析语音学，形态学，语法和话语中的模式，并为语法化过程提供历史记载，阐明语言的演变以及潜在地了解该人的历史。传统上，Kokama-Kokamilla的遗传分类被归类为Tupian家族的一部分。但是，最近的研究质疑这个隶属关系，声称Kokama-Kokamilla是一个分离株。因此，必须对Kokama-Kokamilla进行深入描述，必须进行进一步的比较分析和历史重建。该项目将记录一种关于当前理论兴趣现象的濒危语言，例如韵律，信息结构和语法的相互作用，并将告知我们对图在语言家族中历时性的理解。它将为从事比较分析和历史重建的语言理论家和类型学家提供可靠的信息，以解决有关亚马逊人民之间早期联系（包括移民运动）的持久询问。该项目的广泛影响将是其对正在进行的振兴工作的贡献。它将为语言学习者，教师和其他致力于振兴语言的学者提供急需的Kokama-Kokamilla语言资源。该项目将为开发教学语法和课堂材料以及在Kokama-Kokamilla和西班牙语中继续培训双语老师的材料生产有价值的材料。