Dene/Athabaskan Conference And Workshop 2017

比较密切相关的语言的结构有助于发现人类独特的生物文化系统（即语言）的变化、趋同和趋异模式。Dene或Athabaskan语系是北美最大的美洲原住民语系，是研究这种模式的理想实验室。该家族由最初分布在阿拉斯加中部、加拿大西部、加州、俄勒冈州和美国西南部的密切相关的语言组成，在那里该家族以阿帕奇语亚群为代表。PI Willem de Reuse将组织一次语言学家和感兴趣的社区成员会议，以调查Apachean作为2017年Dene/Athabaskan语言会议和研讨会的一部分，由亚利桑那州Camp Verde的Yavapai-Apache Nation主办，为期三天。会议的独特之处在于，来自所有阿帕奇部落社区和其他阿萨巴斯卡社区的成员将出席会议，通过语言和民族志数据提供见解，以促进对语言相关性和语言变化的进一步研究。这个Dene/Athabaskan语言会议将是有史以来第一次特别关注Apachean语言。虽然阿帕契人在美国西南部的历史上扮演了一个标志性的角色，在流行电影和文学中既受到赞赏又受到辱骂，但阿帕契语言的历史及其关系一直是很少科学研究的主题。拟议会议的与会者将探讨阿帕奇语言的历史，阿帕奇语言和其他阿萨巴斯卡语言之间的关系，以及语言文献，教学和振兴方法的异同。这次会议和讲习班的语言研究结果还将加强所有土著与会者的民族语言特性和认识，从而改善不同阿帕奇群体之间的沟通和理解。还将提供一名美洲土著部落学生和一名北德克萨斯大学学生的学生培训。

Comparison between the structures of closely related languages facilitates discovery of patterns of change, convergence and divergence of a uniquely human biocultural system, i.e. language. The Dene or Athabaskan language family, the largest Native American family of North America, constitutes an ideal laboratory for investigating such patterns. The family is constituted of closely related languages originally spread over central Alaska, Western Canada, California, Oregon, and the US Southwest, where the family is represented by the Apachean subgroup of languages. PI Willem de Reuse will organize a conference of linguists and interested community members to investigate Apachean as part of the 2017 Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference and Workshop, to be hosted by the Yavapai-Apache Nation, Camp Verde, Arizona, for three days. What is unique about the conference is that members from all Apache tribal communities and other Athabaskan communities will be present, providing insights via language and ethnographic data to stimulate further research in language relatedness and in language change. This Dene/Athabaskan Language Conference will be the first ever with a special focus on Apachean languages. Whereas Apaches have played an iconic role in southwestern U.S. history, one both admired and reviled in popular films and literature, the history of Apachean languages and their relationships has been the subject of rather little scientific inquiry. Participants of the proposed conference will explore the history of the Apachean languages, the relationships between Apachean languages and the other Athabaskan languages, and similarities and differences in approaches to language documentation, teaching, and revitalization. The linguistic findings arising from this conference and workshop will also strengthen ethnolinguistic identity and awareness for all indigenous participants, leading to improved communication and understanding between the different Apache groups. Student training of both a Native American tribal student and a student from the University of North Texas will also be provided.