Tunica Language Evolution: From 1880 to 2020

Résumé

Although Tunica was documented by Mary Haas, Albert Gatschet, and John R. Swanton, it has a much smaller documentary corpus than many of the formerly sleeping languages that are currently being revitalized. This presentation discusses some of the methods the Tunica Language Project has used to expand the lexicon and deal with holes in the grammar. We also point out some of the ways the language is changing organically now that there is a consistent cohort of L2 learners/teachers.

Date
3 janvier 2020
Évènement
SSILA Winter Meeting
Lieu
New Orleans, LA