Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Reference Grammar of Paresi-Haliti (Arawak)

该项目将制作Paresi的参考语法，Paresi是一种濒临灭绝的南阿拉瓦克语，在马托格罗索州（巴西）约有2000人使用。目标是促进对Paresi语言的理解，并通过组织音频，视频和自然发生的话语注释文本的档案来记录Paresi语言和文化。语法将包含对基本语法现象的描述，特别注意语言中不寻常的类型特征，例如，Paresi名义分类系统。语法的基础将是各种文本的收集、转录和分析。使用的方法包括记录自然对话，观察口述传统，重点是讲故事，以及直接引出。该语法将作为社区语言项目材料制作的参考。该项目不仅将为科学界提供资源，而且还将为Paresi社区提供资源，向他们提供其文化遗产的记录和书面文本，帮助他们编写教学材料。演讲者将接受培训，用音频和视频记录他们的仪式和文化活动。这个项目将有助于巴西和美国土著语言研究的发展。由于帕累西语的濒危状态，我们提供一个描述性的语法和语料库，以系统地记录帕累西语和帕累西文化的各个方面是至关重要的。该项目将有助于我们了解阿拉瓦克语系，目前很少有深入的描述。

The project will produce a reference grammar of Paresi, an endangered Southern Arawak language spoken by approximately 2000 people in the State of Mato Grosso (Brazil). The goals are to advance the linguistic understanding of Paresi and to document the Paresi language and culture by organizing an archive with audio, video and annotated texts of naturally occurring discourse. The grammar will contain a description of basic grammatical phenomena, with special attention to the unusual typological features of the language, for example, Paresi nominal classification system. The basis of the grammar will be the collection, transcription and analyses of a variety of texts. The methods to be used include the recording of natural conversation, observation of oral tradition with focus on storytelling, and direct elicitation.The grammar will serve as a reference for the production of materials for community language programs. The project will produce a resource not only to the scientific community but also to the Paresi communities by providing them with recordings of their cultural heritage and written texts which will help them to develop pedagogical materials. Speakers will be trained to document their rituals and cultural activities in audio and video. This project will contribute to the development of indigenous language study in Brazil and in United States. Due to the endangered status of Paresi, it is of crucial importance that we provide a descriptive grammar and corpus in order to systematically document the Paresi language and aspects of Paresi culture. The project will contribute to our understanding of the Arawak language family, for which few in-depth descriptions are currently available.