[Sentence, lexical, and paradigm elicitation]

• Item identifier: 2018-03.002
• Date: Jun 1965 to Aug 1965
• Contributors: Lawrence Joseph (consultant); Gladwyn Kingsley Noble Jr. (researcher); Manjari Ohala (donor)
• Language: Wapishana (wap)
• Place: Rupununi River, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana
• Description: File 2018-03.002_A begins with G.K. Noble conducting sentence elicitation on Wapishana with Lawrence Joseph, originally written down on June 26, 1965, e.g., "How do you say [X]?" At 14'02" Noble begins checking Wapishana lexical data published in William Farabee's (1918) publication, covering the range of the alphabet summarized as "balata" (a sort of latex) to "bruise." Possible correspondences to unknown notebooks are summarized as "26/6 1-4: 23/7." There are explanations of variation, that Farabee was at times incorrect, etc. File 2018-03.002_B continues with Noble's checking of Farabee's data, as recorded on July 24, 1965, beginning with "bruise." At 5'16" Noble carries out elicitation on "Wapishana nouns which change in the possessed form from that in the unpossessed form." He indicates that "words come largely from the notes taken on the 23rd of July." The latter includes possessive forms like "owner of [X]." Possible correspondences to notebooks are summarized as "continues to call on 24/7; possessive forms 23/7 to 25/7; notes of 17/8."
• Availability: Online access
• Catalog history: Reel 2 sides A & B
• Collection: Linguistic Materials on Indigenous Languages of Guyana
• Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
• Suggested citation: [Sentence, lexical, and paradigm elicitation], 2018-03.002, in "Linguistic Materials on Indigenous Languages of Guyana", California Language Archive, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2M61J8S.

By using digital assets, you accept our Terms and Conditions.
If files do not appear below, you may also go directly to the asset folder.