Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Map
- 1 Expanding the Canon: Minoritization in the World and in Linguistic Theory
- 2 Indexical Shift in Zazaki and Uyghur
- 3 Why Ergative Case Requires Structure in Basque and Ch’ol
- 4 Closest Conjunct Agreement in Slovenian and Xhosa
- 5 Configurationality of Objects in Chichewa and Warlpiri
- 6 Partial Nasality in Maxakalí and Kaingang
- 7 Symmetric Hands in Sign Language Phonologies
- 8 Number-Encoding on Verbs in Hiaki and Chechen
- 9 Conclusion: Towards Healthy Futures in the Language Sciences
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Expanding the Canon: Minoritization in the World and in Linguistic Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 November 2022
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Map
- 1 Expanding the Canon: Minoritization in the World and in Linguistic Theory
- 2 Indexical Shift in Zazaki and Uyghur
- 3 Why Ergative Case Requires Structure in Basque and Ch’ol
- 4 Closest Conjunct Agreement in Slovenian and Xhosa
- 5 Configurationality of Objects in Chichewa and Warlpiri
- 6 Partial Nasality in Maxakalí and Kaingang
- 7 Symmetric Hands in Sign Language Phonologies
- 8 Number-Encoding on Verbs in Hiaki and Chechen
- 9 Conclusion: Towards Healthy Futures in the Language Sciences
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces the book and its viewpoint that to understand language, we must adopt the same methodology successfully applied to other faculties of the human mind. To do so, we must recognize how minoritized languages – languages spoken by smaller populations, or languages that are not even official national languages – nonetheless have transformative effects on our understanding of the human language faculty.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022