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Lecturer(s)
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Zajícová Lenka, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Native American languages and their current status. Native American language research and its place in linguistics and Hispanic studies. Possibilities for the classification of Native American languages. 2. The effects of Native American languages on Spanish in general and on variants of Spanish in Hispano-American countries at the phonetic, grammatical and lexical level. 3. Current language situation in LA countries. 4. Legislation relating to Native American languages in LA lands. 5. Bilingual intercultural education in LA countries and the issue of creating literary standards in Indian languages. 6. The most important language families and languages on the LA continent. 7. Mesoamerican language families and the most important languages. Native American languages in present-day Mexico. 8. Nahuatl. The past and present of Nahuatl, literary traditions, variants. Introduction to Nahuatl phonetics, grammar and lexicon. 9. Mayan languages. The past and present of the Mayan languages. An introduction to the phonetics, grammar and lexicon of Yucatan Maya. 10. Languages of the Andean language area. Introduction to Quechua phonetics, grammar and lexicon. 11. Tupian language family. Introduction to Guaraní phonetics, grammar and lexicon. 12. Indian languages in Chile. Introduction to the phonetics, grammar and lexicon of the Mapuche language.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic)
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 25 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 50 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to expand knowledge about the linguistic diversity of Latin America, the current linguistic situation and the position of Amerindian languages and the language policy in relation to them in Latin American countries, as well as the influence of Amerindian languages on the form of local variants of Spanish. The student will also get to know the basic phonetic, grammatical and lexical features of the most important Native American languages.
Students will acquire knowledge of the linguistic diversity of Latin America, of indigenous languages' influence on local variaties of Spanish, and of linguistic theory thanks to the introduction to typologically very different languages.
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Prerequisites
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No prerequisites.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Seminar Work
Active participation in the seminar, seminar paper.
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Recommended literature
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(2012). INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LENGUAS INDÍGENAS.
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Adelaar, W.; Muysken, Pieter. (2004). The languages of the Andes. Cambridge.
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AIKHENVALD, Alexandra Y. (2010). Language Contact in Amazonia. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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AIKHENVALD, Alexandra Y. (2012). Languages of the Amazon. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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CALVO PÉREZ, Julio (ed.). (2000). Teoría y práctica del contacto: el espa?ol de América en el candelero. Madrid / Frankfurt a.M.: Iberoamericana / Vervuert.
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CARVAJAL CARVAJAL, Juan, Arturo HERNÁNDEZ SALLÉS, Nelly RAMOS PIZARRO. (2001). Diccionario ilustrado aymara - espa?ol - inglés. Santiago: Pehuén; Maitén.
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CONSTENLA UMA?A, Adolfo. (1991). Las lenguas del área intermedia: Introducción a su estudio areal. San José: Universidad de Costa Rica.
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DIETRICH, Wolf. (2012). Lingüística amerindia sudamericana. Münster.
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FABRE, Alain. Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos.
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Fabre, Alain. (1998). Manual de las lenguas indígenas sudamericanas. München-Newcastle.
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GARCÍA EUDOCIA, José Nicanor. (2008). Ma tikamanaltikaj nauatl: Hablemos náhuatl. México: Ed. del Autor.
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GONZÁLEZ DE PÉREZ, María Stella (ed.). (2000). Lenguas indígenas de Colombia: Una visión descriptiva. Santafé de Bogotá: Instituto Caro y Cuervo.
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GRENOBLE, Lenore A., a Lindsay J. WHALEY (eds.). (1998). Endangered Languages: Current Issues and future prospects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Guasch, Antonio. (1996). El idioma guaraní: Gramática y antología de prosa y verso.. Asunción.
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HERNÁNDEZ SALLÉS, Arturo a Nelly RAMOS PIZARRO. (2002). Mapuche: Lengua y cultura. Mapudungun - espa?ol - inglés. Santiago: Pehuén; Maitén.
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LIGORRED, Francesc. (1992). Lenguas indígenas de México y Centroamérica: De los jeroglíficos al siglo XXI. Madrid: MAPFRE.
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Meliá, Bartomeu; Luis Farré a Alofonso Pérez. (1992). El Guaraní a su alcance. Asunción.
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MOSONYI, Esteban Emilio, Jorge Carlos MOSONYI. (2000). Manual de lenguas indígenas de Venezuela. Caracas: Fundación Biggott.
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ORTIZ, Diego, Domingo AGUILERA y Elda MARECOS. (1995). Hablemos el guaraní: Curso completo en cuatro niveles para extranjeros. Asunción: CEPAG.
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ORTIZ RESCANIERE, Alejandro. (1992). El quechua y el aymará. Madrid: Mapfre.
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SALAS, Adalberto. (1992). El mapuche o Araucano: fonología, gramática y antología de cuentos. Madrid: Mapfre.
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Salzmann, Zdeněk. (1997). Jazyk, kultura a společnost. Praha.
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SIL INTERNATIONAL. (2012). Ethnologue: Languages of the World.
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Suárez, Jorge A. (1995). Las lenguas indígenas mesoamericanas. México.
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Vrhel, František. (1976). Úvod do studia nativních jazyků Iberoameriky. Praha.
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Vrhel, František. (1981). Základy etnolingvistiky. Praha.
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