Raquel Guirardello-Damian
List of John Benjamins publications in which Raquel Guirardello-Damian is involved.
Articles
2010 Ergativity in Trumai Ergativity in Amazonia, Gildea, Spike and Francesc Queixalós (eds.), pp. 203–234 | Article
The goal of this paper is to explore ergativity in Trumai, a genetically isolated indigenous language of Brazil. The initial sections describe and analyze the alignment patterns observed in morphology and syntax, including a detailed investigation of verbal classes. Morphologically, case is… read more
2008 Working Together: The interface between researchers and the native people - The Trumai case Lessons from Documented Endangered Languages, Harrison, K. David, David S. Rood and Arienne Dwyer (eds.), pp. 43–66 | Article
There is no unified policy for preservation and/or documentation of endangered languages. Each case engenders its own issues and constraints due to its particular cultural and historical situation. Documentation of the Amazonian Trumai language and culture illustrates the intricacy of the… read more
2002 7. The syntax and semantics of posture forms in Trumai The Linguistics of Sitting, Standing and Lying, Newman, John (ed.), pp. 141–177 | Chapter