Missionary lingustics II : Lingüística misionera II : orthography and phonology : selected papers from the second International Conference on Missionary Linguistics, São Paulo, 10-13 March 2004 / edited by Otto Zwartjes, Cristina Altman.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

International Conference on Missionary Linguistics, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Zwartjes, Otto.

Altman, Maria Cristina Salles.

Conference Name:

International Conference on Missionary Linguistics (2nd : 2004 : São Paulo, Brazil)

International Conference on Missionary Linguistics

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ; Series III, v. 109.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, 0304-0720 ; v. 109

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching--History--Congresses.

Language and languages.

Language and languages--Orthography and spelling--Study and teaching--History--Congresses.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology--Study and teaching--History--Congresses.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Missions--Linguistic work--Congresses.

Missions.

Physical Description:

vi, 292 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, Pa. : J. Benjamins, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the second volume to be dedicated to the pioneering linguistic work produced by the religious missionaries who, within the scope of the European colonial enterprises along the period 1550-1850, described dozens of autochthonous languages, many of which are only known today thanks to their endeavours. The twelve papers joint in the present volume - which dedicated special attention to the orthographical and phonological dimension of their work - provide a comprehensive picture of the descriptive problems faced by these linguists avant la lettre, notably: the difficulties faced before the less familiar features of these languages, such as vowel quantity, accentuation, tonality, nasalization, glottalization, 'gutturalization'; the building of (re)definitions and the creation of a new metalanguage, like 'saltillo', 'guturaciones', etc.; The book elucidates the creativity and innovations proposed by individual missionaries and the instructive and pedagogical dimension of their work.

Contents:

pt. 1. New Spain = Nueva España

pt. 2. South America = América del Sur

pt. 3. Asia.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

90-272-8533-0

1-283-09239-5

9786613092397

OCLC:

713010243