Doctoral Dissertation Research (DEL): Research on Tataltepec de Valdes Chatino (cta)

博士论文研究 (DEL)：Tataltepec de Valdes Chatino (cta) 研究

• 批准号: 1065082
• 负责人: Anthony Woodbury
• 金额: $ 1.07万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Austin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-06-01 至 2013-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1065082&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; DEL; Tataltepec

This project will produce a grammar of Tataltepec de Valdés Chatino, a language of Oaxaca, Mexico belonging to the widespread Otomanguean language stock. Tataltepec Chatino is an independent branch among the Chatino languages and as such informs the reconstruction of a proto-Chatino parent language, which in turn will offer insight into the reconstruction of the more remote common ancestor languages, proto-Zapotecan and proto-Otomanguean. A reference grammar of Tataltepec Chatino is highly urgent since the language is now spoken by fewer than two thousand people, mostly over 30 years old, all in the village of Tataltepec de Valdés. The project researches several less commonly-observed traits in its syntax, phonology and phonetics, among them, its word order which is verb-subject-object and its rich system of lexical tone and unusually intricate rules for the interaction of tones. It also will allow for the recording of Tataltepec Chatino speech and Tataltepec linguistic customs which will be a valuable resource for the speakers of the language and their descendents.The production of this grammar is part of a larger effort at the University of Texas to document and describe the Chatino languages of Oaxaca in a way that places a strong emphasis on speaker training in linguistics, Chatino language literacy, and related areas. To this end, the researcher will continue work with an established team of speaker trainees and also seek out new trainees. Recordings of the language in use, along with transcriptions, translations, and analyses, will be archived in a digital archive, where they will be available to future researchers and community members.

该项目将产生Tataltepec de Valdés Chatino的语法，Tataltepec de Valdés Chatino是墨西哥瓦哈卡的一种语言，属于广泛分布的Otomanguean语言。 Tataltepec Chatino是Chatino语言中的一个独立分支，因此为重建原始Chatino母语言提供了信息，这反过来又将为更遥远的共同祖先语言，原始Zapotecan和原始Otomanguean的重建提供见解。Tataltepec Chatino的参考语法是非常紧迫的，因为这种语言现在只有不到2000人使用，大多数超过30岁，都在Tataltepec de Valdés村。 该项目研究了汉语在句法、音系和语音方面的一些不太常见的特点，其中包括动词-主语-宾语的语序、丰富的词汇声调系统和异常复杂的声调相互作用规则。它还将允许记录Tataltepec Chatino语言和Tataltepec语言习俗，这将是语言使用者及其后代的宝贵资源。该语法的制作是德克萨斯大学更大努力的一部分，以记录和描述瓦哈卡的Chatino语言，重点放在语言学，Chatino语言扫盲和相关领域的说话者培训上。为此，研究人员将继续与现有的演讲者培训人员团队合作，并寻找新的培训人员。使用中的语言记录，沿着翻译，翻译和分析，将被存档在一个数字档案馆，在那里他们将提供给未来的研究人员和社区成员。