atelier Histoire et Ecologie des Langues: Thiago Chacon (University of Brazilia/Collegium de Lyon): "Chapters in the prehistory of Tukanoan languages"
14h00-15h30
ISH, salle Ennat Léger
In this talk I will explore key points in the pre-history of Tukanoan languages within the context of Northwest Amazonia, one of the linguistically most diverse regions of the world where Tukanoan and Arawakan languages play a central role. I will address each of these points as assemblages of problems that scholars usually face when dealing with interdisciplinary issues related to linguistic, cultural and population history. After a general background on Northwest Amazonia linguistic ecology and the state of the art of Tukanoan family comparative studies, I will discuss the following chapters in Tukanoan pre-history:
1- Urheimat, age and initial diversification
2- Linguistic statigraphy and long-term history of language contact
3- Cultural history seen from the reconstruction and changes in the lexicon
4- The emergence of linguistic exogamy and the Vaupes linguistic area
5- Colonial and post-colonial effects on Tukanoan linguistic ecology