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

该项目将编制Paresi的参考语法，Paresi是一种濒危的南阿拉瓦克语，在马托格罗索州（巴西）约有2000人使用。其目标是通过组织一个包含音频、视频和自然发生的话语的注释文本的档案，促进对帕雷西语言的理解，并记录帕雷西语言和文化。语法将包含对基本语法现象的描述，特别注意语言的不寻常类型学特征，例如，Paresi名词分类系统。语法的基础将是各种文本的收集，转录和分析。采用的方法包括记录自然对话、观察口头传统，重点是讲故事，以及直接启发。语法将作为制作社区语言节目材料的参考。 该项目将不仅为科学界，而且也为Paresi社区提供一种资源，向他们提供其文化遗产的录音和书面文本，这将有助于他们编写教材。演讲者将接受培训，以音频和视频形式记录他们的仪式和文化活动。该项目将促进巴西和美国土著语言研究的发展。由于Paresi的濒危状态，它是至关重要的，我们提供了一个描述性的语法和语料库，以系统地记录Paresi语言和Paresi文化的各个方面。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.