Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Grammar of Gumuz

博士论文研究：Gumuz语法

• 批准号: 0723404
• 负责人: Doris Payne
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 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: 2007-08-01 至 2009-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0723404&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Grammar; Gumuz

The Gumuz language, spoken in the Blue Nile valley of western Ethiopia and eastern Sudan, is thought to belong to the Nilo-Saharan family, one of the least studied language families in the world. This dissertation project will produce a grammar of Gumuz as spoken in two locations within Ethiopia, Sirba Abay and Mandura, representing the southern and northern varieties respectively. The resulting grammar will include an extensive description and analysis of both the sound system and the grammatical structures of the language, which may shed light on the relationship of the Gumuz language to other Nilo-Saharan languages. A grammar of Gumuz will add significantly to the scant information available on Nilo-Saharan languages. The research will also address such issues as what role, if any, the social history of the Gumuz people (e.g. enslavement, migrations, interethnic contact) may have had on the development of the Gumuz language.This research is relevant to the Gumuz people themselves in that it will aid in literature development in their mother tongue as well as provide them with resources on their native language. A detailed description and analysis of the Gumuz language is important for improving the writing system and developing literature in the language. Since 1991, the new Ethiopian political structure of ethnic federalism has recognized the right of nations, nationalities, and peoples to develop their languages for primary education and other functions. The Gumuz people have expressed interest in having Gumuz be a language of instruction in the local schools but, in order for this to be possible, further phonological research must be completed. In conducting the research for this project, various genres of texts will be collected along with phrases and word lists which will be of great interest to the Gumuz people as a record of their language and culture. In addition, a tri-glot dictionary using English, Amharic (a major language of Ethiopia) and Gumuz will be produced and made available to both linguists and the local Gumuz people alike.This award is co-funded by the Office of International Science and Engineering.

Gumuz语言是在埃塞俄比亚西部和苏丹东部的蓝色尼罗河谷所说的，被认为属于Nilo-Saharan家族，这是世界上研究最少的语言家庭之一。该论文项目将在埃塞俄比亚，Sirba Abay和Mandura的两个地点所说的Gumuz语法，分别代表南部和北部品种。由此产生的语法将包括对声音系统和语言的语法结构的广泛描述和分析，这可能会阐明Gumuz语言与其他Nilo-Saharan语言的关系。 Gumuz语法将大大增加有关Nilo-Saharan语言可用的很少信息。这项研究还将解决诸如Gumuz人的社会历史（例如奴役，迁移，种族间接触）在Gumuz语言的发展中可能具有什么作用（如果有的话）。这项研究与Gumuz人本身有关，因为它可以帮助他们的母语以及他们的母语来提供资源。对Gumuz语言的详细描述和分析对于改善写作系统并在语言中发展文献很重要。自1991年以来，新的埃塞俄比亚政治联邦制政治结构已意识到国家，国籍和人民开发其语言以进行初等教育和其他职能的权利。 Gumuz人民表示有兴趣让Gumuz成为当地学校的一种教学语言，但是为了使这项教学是可能的，必须完成进一步的语音研究。在对该项目进行研究时，将收集各种流派，以及短语和单词列表，这些文字和单词列表将引起古穆兹人的极大兴趣，以记录其语言和文化。此外，将使用英语，Amharic（埃塞俄比亚的主要语言）和Gumuz的三个词典进行生产，并将其提供给语言学家和当地的Gumuz People。该奖项由国际科学和工程办公室共同资助。