Upcoming events
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Fri12Dec202510:00 amBlandijn 2 3.30 (Camelot)
Bernat Bardagil (Ghent University) - Argument marking patterns as a proxy for social contact in the Guaporé-Mamoré region of Amazonia
Show contentTo what extent can we use a high-resolution comparative linguistics approach to open a window into human history when we lack tangible historical information? The Guaporé-Mamoré region, overlapping significant territory in the Bolivian and Brazilian lowlands, is one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse regions in the continent. In spite of that, we know extremely little about the history of a vast majority of the languages, and the indigenous nations who speak them, before the 20th century. In this talk I will discuss my ongoing research examining grammatical properties in order to triangulate historical information about the nations inhabiting of this area.
Jointly organised with BantUGent. To join the meeting online via MS teams, please contact Nina van der Vlugt.
Past events
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Tue22Oct201911:00 amAuditorium P Jozef Plateau (Jozef Plateaustraat 22)
BantUGent: Prof. André Motingea Mangulu & BantuFirst research pitch
Show contentProf. André Motingea Mangulu (UPN Kinshasa) will give a talk with the title "Particularités des langues mongo parlées par les groupes d’anciens chasseurs-collecteurs du bassin central congolais : Une contribution à la linguistique historique et à l’histoire des migrations."
After that, there will be a BantuFirst research pitch on "Dorsal fricatives in West Coastal Bantu: substrate interference from extinct hunter- gatherer languages?", presented by Dr Sara Pacchiarotti.