Amazonian Quichua Language and Life
Introduction to Grammar, Ecology, and Discourse from Pastaza and Upper Napo, Ecuador
Abstract
In Amazonian Quichua Language and Life: Introduction to Grammar, Ecology, and Discourse from Pastaza and Upper Napo, Janis B. Nuckolls and Tod D. Swanson discuss two varieties of Quichua, an indigenous Ecuadorian language. Drawing on their linguistic and anthropological knowledge, extensive fieldwork, and personal relationships with generations of speakers from Pastaza and Napo communities, the authors open a door into worlds of intimate meaning that knowledge of Quichua makes accessible. Nuckolls and Swanson link grammatical lessons with examples of naturally occurring discourse, traditional narratives, conversations, songs, and personal experiences to teach readers about the languages’ structures and discourse patterns and speakers’ sensory depictions, ecological aesthetics, and emotional perspectives.
Schlagworte
Pastaza Quichua Amazonian Ecuador regional linguistics ethnoaesthetics language and ecology Upper Napo Quichua Quechua IIB Quichua pedagogy Runa Shimi- Kapitel Ausklappen | EinklappenSeiten
- 1–14 Introduction 1–14
- 119–236 Part 2. SPACE AND TIME 119–236
- 237–272 Vocabulary 237–272
- 273–274 Bibliography 273–274
- 275–280 Index 275–280