Ciucci, Luca, and Kilarski, Marcin (2025) Investigating the Indigenous Languages of the Americas: History and Prospects. In: Bradley, David, Dziubalska-Kołaczyk, Katarzyna, Hamans, Camiel, Lee, Ikhwan, and Steurs, Frieda, (eds.) Contemporary Linguistics: Integrating Languages, Communities, and Technologies. Brill's Handbooks in Linguistics, 7 . Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 379-392. (In Press)

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Abstract

In this paper we address the state of the art in the study of the Indigenous languages of the Americas (henceforth American languages) and reflect on the perspectives for future research.1 Since the first 16th-century grammatical descriptions, new data have contributed to the development of language study and the birth of modern linguistics and continue to inform linguistic theory. Ongoing documentation helps language preservation, while historical data improve our understanding of present-day languages and contribute to their revitalisation. Linguistic descriptions have also affected the perception of Indigenous languages and cultures over time, reflecting beliefs and prejudices about less familiar languages.

Item ID:	85826
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-90-04-71560-8
Copyright Information:	Published Version: © Luca Ciucci and Marcin Kilarski, 2025. AAM may be made open access in an Institutional Repository after publication.
Date Deposited:	17 Jun 2025 00:24
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