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020 $a9783961100187
020 $a9783961100194
024 7 $a10.5281/zenodo.892102$2doi
041 0 $aeng
042 $adc
072 7 $aCF$2bicssc
245 10 $aOn this and other worlds
260 $a$bLanguage Science Press$c2017
300 $a496
520 $a"This edited volume offers a collection of twelve interlinear texts reflecting the vast linguistic diversity of Amazonia as well as the rich verbal arts and oral literature traditions of Amazonian peoples. Contributions to the volume come from a variety of geographic regions and represent the Carib, Jê, Tupi, East Tukano, Nadahup, and Pano language families, as well as three linguistic isolates. The selected texts exemplify a variety of narrative styles recounting the origins of constellations, crops, and sacred cemeteries, and of travel to worlds beyond death. We hear tales of tricksters and of encounters between humans and other beings, learn of battles between enemies, and gain insight into history and the indigenous perspective of creation, cordiality and confrontation. The contributions to this volume are the result of research efforts conducted since 2000, and as such, exemplify rapidly expanding investment and interest in documenting native Amazonian voices. They moreover demonstrate the collaborative efforts of linguists, anthropologists, and indigenous leaders, storytellers, and researchers to study and preserve Amazonian languages and cultures. Each chapter offers complete interlinear analysis as well as ample commentary on both linguistic and cultural aspects, appealing to a wide audience, including linguists, historians, anthropologists, and other social scientists. This collection is the first of its type, constituting a significant contribution to focused study of Amazonian linguistic diversity and a relevant addition to our broader knowledge of Amerindian languages and cosmologies."
546 $aEnglish.
650 7 $aLinguistics$2bicssc
653 $aamazonian peoples
653 $ainterlinear texts
653 $anative amazonian languages
856 40 $uhttp://www.oapen.org/download?type=document&docid=641730$zAccess full text online
856 40 $uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/$zCreative Commons License