Documentation and description of Moré (Chapacuran): A highly endangered language of the Bolivian Amazon
The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual collections with transcription and translations of endangered languages and practices. These collections are preserved and made freely available through the Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR).
| The goal of my doctoral dissertation is to document and describe Moré (glottocode: iten1243), a Chapacuran language spoken by approximately 20 speakers with different degrees of proficiency, mainly in the village of Monte Azul in North-Eastern Bolivia. Moré is highly endangered, as speakers and their descendants have been shifting towards Spanish, the dominant language in the region. Therefore, its linguistic documentation and description is an urgent matter. I will also document and describe idiolectal variation and language change, such as attrition and code-switching. |
Project Details
Location: Bolivia, South America, Americas
Organiser(s):
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
Project partner(s): University of Helsinki
Funder(s):
Arcadia
Funding received: 10,000.00 EUR
Commencement Date: 08/2024
Project Status: Active
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