Personal pronouns and person markers in amerindian languages

Author(s)

Eduardo Vidal Viola

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem
• Defense date: 2015-05-29

Examining board members

Angel Humberto Corbera Mori; Cristina Martins Fargetti; William Alfred Pickering

• Advisor: Angel Humberto Corbera Mori

Abstract

This dissertation analyses the system of the personal pronouns in a set of one hundred indigenous languages of South America. For this work it was reunited languages of different families spoken in South America, as well some isolated languages. This work is divided in two main parts; in the first part we present some theoretical aspects about the personal pronouns, like its definition, distinction between free and bound pronouns, the various parameters of marking the category of person, number and gender, as well as other relevant facts about the personal pronouns. In the last part we present a comparative typological analysis of the personal pronouns system composed by the indigenous languages that were studied for this work (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/05158-1 - Personal pronouns and person markers in Amerindian languages
• Grantee: Eduardo Vidal Viola
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master