| Amazonian Quichua Language and Life: Introduction to Grammar, Ecology, and Discourse from Pastaza and Upper Napo, Ecuador Contributor(s): Nuckolls, Janis B. (Author), Swanson, Tod D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1793616191 ISBN-13: 9781793616197 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $120.78 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative |
| Dewey: 498.323 |
| LCCN: 2020030757 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.23 lbs) 290 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |