Thursday, October 22, 2009

The linguistics lab

Through this blog I wish to communicate my thoughts (experiments) about the languages of the world and the science that describes, compares and analyzes them - linguistics.
I do not claim to have answers, nor do I claim to be able to obtain answers.
This lab is merely a space for me to try on different theories or methodologies or simply mind experiments, and let everybody else look over my shoulder in the process.
I am in the process of writing my MA thesis on the Nawatl spoken in the Zongolica Mountains in Veracruz, Mexico. This topic is also related to my work on the Project for Documentation of the Languages of Mesoamerica (PDLMA) in which my role is to continue the compilation and, eventually, publication of a farily extensive dictionary of this Nawatl dialect.
I invite anyone with similar interests to engage in a productive dialog with me for the benefit of all.