The system of nominal classification in Gújjólay Eegima
  
      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 in undertaking this fieldwork is to complement the data collected in 2004 on the nominal classification system of Gújjólay Eegima, an undocumented Joola language of Senegal. The fieldwork will aim at verifying existing data on the morphosyntactic structure and the semantic motivation of noun classes in the language. The linguistic and cultural data previously collected consist of tales, conversations and grammatical elicitations. The intended field stay will aim at researching semantic aspects of noun classes in more depth. The data to be collected will thus focus on cultural aspects as well on linguistic aspects, intending to combine anthropological linguistic techniques with a detailed semantic investigation.
Primary investigator: Serge Sagna
          
                      
                  Project Details
            Location:              Senegal,               Western Africa,               Africa
            Organiser(s):
              Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
                          Project partner(s): SOAS, University of London
            
            Funder(s):
              Arcadia
                          Funding received: £4,485.00
            
                          Commencement Date: 01/2001
            
                          Project Status: Completed
                      
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