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dc.contributor.advisorWarner, Natasha
dc.contributor.authorJosephs, Keisha Marie
dc.creatorJosephs, Keisha Marie
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-21T17:33:21Z
dc.date.available2020-01-21T17:33:21Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/636612
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation is a descriptive grammar of Kalinago, a dormant Arawakan language that was spoken in the Caribbean area, primarily the Lesser Antilles. It is closely related to Garifuna a language currently spoken in Central America and Lokono, an endangered language spoken in South America. Chapter 1 provides a historical background of the Kalinago people, as well as an explanation of historical written documentation about the Kalinago language. Chapter 2 uses a historical linguistic approach to determine the phonetic inventory of the language from written documentation and related languages. Through this approach, I determine the existence of an aspiration distinction in stops, a voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative, as well as an aspirated nasal. Chapter 3 describes some of the more common Kalinago morphemes and argues that Kalinago is a middle voice marking language. In Chapter 4, the syntactic features of the language are explained, highlighting a possible VSO sentence structure and the organization of comparative phrases. Finally, Chapter 5 examines the role of linguistics in language revitalization and how it can be applied to revive and revitalize the Kalinago language.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction, presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
dc.subjectArawakan
dc.subjectdormant language
dc.subjecthistorical linguistics
dc.subjectKalinago
dc.subjectlanguage documentation
dc.subjectlanguage revitalization
dc.titleA Descriptive Grammar of Kalinago
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dc.typeElectronic Dissertation
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizona
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
dc.contributor.committeememberZepeda, Ofelia
dc.contributor.committeememberUssishkin, Adam
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate College
thesis.degree.disciplineLinguistics
thesis.degree.namePh.D.
refterms.dateFOA2020-01-21T17:33:21Z


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