Raquel Guirardello-Damian

List of John Benjamins publications for which Raquel Guirardello-Damian plays a role.

Articles

Guirardello-Damian, Raquel 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

Monod Becquelin, Aurore, Emmanuel de Vienne and Raquel Guirardello-Damian 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

Guirardello-Damian, Raquel 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