TY - BOOK ID - 96402289 TI - Missionary linguistic studies from Mesoamerica to Patagonia AU - Alexander-Bakkerus, Astrid AU - Fernández Rodríguez, Rebeca AU - Zack, Liesbeth AU - Zwartjes, Otto PY - 2020 SN - 9789004427006 9789004424609 9004427007 9004424601 PB - Leiden Brill DB - UniCat KW - Missions KW - Language in missionary work KW - Language and languages KW - Christian missions KW - Christianity KW - Missions, Foreign KW - Religion KW - Theology, Practical KW - Proselytizing KW - Linguistic work KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity and language KW - Christianity. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:96402289 AB - Missionary Linguistic Studies from Mesoamerica to Patagonia presents the results of in-depth studies of grammars, vocabularies and religious texts, dating from the sixteenth – nineteenth century. The researches involve twenty (extinct) indigenous Mesoamerican and South American languages: Matlatzinca, Mixtec, Nahuatl, Purépecha, Zapotec (Mexico); K’iche, Kaqchikel (Guatemala); Amage, Aymara, Cholón, Huarpe, Kunza, Mochica, Mapudungun, Proto-Tacanan, Pukina, Quechua, Uru-Chipaya (Peru); Tehuelche (Patagonia); (Tupi-)Guarani (Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay). The results of the studies include: a) a digital model of a good, conveniently arranged vocabulary, applicable to all indigenous Amerindian languages; b) disclosure of intertextual relationships, language contacts, circulation of knowledge; c) insights in grammatical structures; d) phone analyses; e) transcriptions, so that the texts remain accessible for further research. f) the architecture of grammars; g) conceptual evolutions and innovations in grammaticography. ER -