Missionary Linguistic Studies from Mesoamerica to Patagonia

By Astrid Alexander Bakkerus

Missionary Linguistic Studies from Mesoamerica to Patagonia presents the results of in-depth studies of grammars, vocabularies and religious texts, dating from the sixteenth - nineteenth century. The researches involve twenty (extinct) indigenous Mesoamerican and South American languages: Matlatzinca, Mixtec, Nahuatl, Pur pecha, Zapotec (Mexico); K'iche, Kaqchikel (Guatemala); Amage, Aymara, Chol n, Huarpe, Kunza, Mochica, Mapudungun, Proto-Tacanan, Pukina, Quechua, Uru-Chipaya (Peru); Tehuelche (Patagonia); (Tupi-)Guarani (Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay).
The results of the studies include: a) a digital model of a good, conveniently arranged vocabulary, applicable to all indigenous Amerindian languages; b) disclosure of intertextual relationships, language contacts, circulation of knowledge; c) insights in grammatical structures; d) phone analyses; e) transcriptions, so that the texts remain accessible for further research. f) the architecture of grammars; g) conceptual evolutions and innovations in grammaticography.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004424601
• ISBN13: 9789004424609
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"