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Papers by Gail Coelho
The Dravidian languages, 2019
Language Documentation and Description, 2005
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Salish of two well-defined root classes, which we will call monovalent and bivalent roots.) We pr... more Salish of two well-defined root classes, which we will call monovalent and bivalent roots.) We present arguments for identifying these as valency classes, rather than appealing to the categories 'unergative' and 'unaccusative', as several other authors have done; we also argue that, at least for this language, it is necessary to distinguish valency from transitivity. We will describe and motivate the four diagnostics that we have used to classify simple roots, and we will discuss briefly the small group of 'ambi-valent' roots for which the diagnostics do not all cluster together. 2 Finally, we will append a list of the roots whose classification we have determined so far. Our primary source for this analysis is the monumental Dictionary of the Kalispe/ or Flathead Indian Language, compiled in the middle decades of the 19th century and printed in 1877-79 at St. Ignatius Mission in Montana. The existence of this dictionary is of course well known to Salishanists, but the mat('fial in it has (as far as we know) hardly been exploited at all in linguistic analyses of Salish an languag~s. We will begin our discussion, therefore, by introducing the dictionary to readers who m~y not be familiar with its history, its scope, and the reasons why it is of considerable potential value for Salishan studies. 288 2. TilE JESUITS' DICTIONARY. The dictionary comprises two volumes-'Kalispel-English' (644 pages) and 'English-Kalispel' {456 pages)-together with a 36-page Appendix to the first volume giving verb conjugations, remarks on reduplication patterns and their functions, and a short list of verbal suffixes 'of which no specific mention is made in the Grammar' (i.e. Mengarini's grammar; see below). The date and publisher of the dictionary are given on the title page of each volume ('St. Ignatius Print, Montana. 1877-8-9'), but the authorship cannot be determined from any information in the dictionary itself. The title page carries this information: A Dictionary of Ihe /(alispel or Flat-head Indian Language, compiled by the missionaries of the Society of Jesus'. On the back of the title page is the note 'Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1879, by Rev. J. Giorda, S.J., In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington '. Since Giorda's name is the only one that appears on the dictionary, he has usually been assumed to have been the author of the entire work. For example, Vogt (1940:8) gives the full title-page information quoted above, but then says, 'Its 289 author was the Rev. J. Giorda, S.J.', and Carlson (1972:vi) refers to 'an extensive dictionary by Giorda'. As the title page indicates, however, the dictionary was not a one-man project. Moreover, the main author seems to have been Gregory Mengarini (1811-1886), not Joseph Giorda {d. 1882).
Page 1. Copyright by Gail Maria Coelho 2003 Page 2. The Dissertation Committee for Gail Maria Coe... more Page 1. Copyright by Gail Maria Coelho 2003 Page 2. The Dissertation Committee for Gail Maria Coelho Certifies that this is the approved version of the following dissertation: A Grammar of Betta Kurumba Committee: Anthony C. Woodbury, Supervisor Rajesh Bhatt ...
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Journal of South Asian Languages and Linguistics
This paper discusses various types of complex predicates found in Betta Kurumba, a South Dravidia... more This paper discusses various types of complex predicates found in Betta Kurumba, a South Dravidian language spoken in southern India. The constructions discussed include causativising and valency-modifying affixes, phrasal compound verbs, and compound verb stems. Compound verb stems are unusual for the language area, as they combine verb roots word-internally rather than as independent words, and have undergone varying degrees of grammaticalization. The origin of the compound verb stem construction is investigated, with the paper demonstrating that this construction was also originally a phrasal structure containing separate verb words. In addition, the history of valency modification and compound verb stem formation is shown to have contributed to the structure of simplex verb words in this language.
Asian Ethnology, 2014
Narratives of Territory and Clan Structure The Betta Kurumbas are one of more than sixteen indige... more Narratives of Territory and Clan Structure The Betta Kurumbas are one of more than sixteen indigenous groups of the Nilgiri-Wayanad hills of southern India, a region that, since the nineteenth century, has experienced wide-ranging cultural and political changes, including extensive immigration by people from other parts of India. This article describes the Betta Kurumbas' view of their homeland, based on the information contained in native-language narratives in which they describe their social organization into clans and their spiritual beliefs. The narratives provide a glimpse into the Betta Kurumba perspective on the changes that have overrun the region, changes that have rendered them-along with other Nilgiri-Wayanad groups-politically and socially marginalized in their own homeland.
Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics, 2012
The Dravidian languages, 2019
Language Documentation and Description, 2005
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Salish of two well-defined root classes, which we will call monovalent and bivalent roots.) We pr... more Salish of two well-defined root classes, which we will call monovalent and bivalent roots.) We present arguments for identifying these as valency classes, rather than appealing to the categories 'unergative' and 'unaccusative', as several other authors have done; we also argue that, at least for this language, it is necessary to distinguish valency from transitivity. We will describe and motivate the four diagnostics that we have used to classify simple roots, and we will discuss briefly the small group of 'ambi-valent' roots for which the diagnostics do not all cluster together. 2 Finally, we will append a list of the roots whose classification we have determined so far. Our primary source for this analysis is the monumental Dictionary of the Kalispe/ or Flathead Indian Language, compiled in the middle decades of the 19th century and printed in 1877-79 at St. Ignatius Mission in Montana. The existence of this dictionary is of course well known to Salishanists, but the mat('fial in it has (as far as we know) hardly been exploited at all in linguistic analyses of Salish an languag~s. We will begin our discussion, therefore, by introducing the dictionary to readers who m~y not be familiar with its history, its scope, and the reasons why it is of considerable potential value for Salishan studies. 288 2. TilE JESUITS' DICTIONARY. The dictionary comprises two volumes-'Kalispel-English' (644 pages) and 'English-Kalispel' {456 pages)-together with a 36-page Appendix to the first volume giving verb conjugations, remarks on reduplication patterns and their functions, and a short list of verbal suffixes 'of which no specific mention is made in the Grammar' (i.e. Mengarini's grammar; see below). The date and publisher of the dictionary are given on the title page of each volume ('St. Ignatius Print, Montana. 1877-8-9'), but the authorship cannot be determined from any information in the dictionary itself. The title page carries this information: A Dictionary of Ihe /(alispel or Flat-head Indian Language, compiled by the missionaries of the Society of Jesus'. On the back of the title page is the note 'Entered, according to act of Congress, in the year 1879, by Rev. J. Giorda, S.J., In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington '. Since Giorda's name is the only one that appears on the dictionary, he has usually been assumed to have been the author of the entire work. For example, Vogt (1940:8) gives the full title-page information quoted above, but then says, 'Its 289 author was the Rev. J. Giorda, S.J.', and Carlson (1972:vi) refers to 'an extensive dictionary by Giorda'. As the title page indicates, however, the dictionary was not a one-man project. Moreover, the main author seems to have been Gregory Mengarini (1811-1886), not Joseph Giorda {d. 1882).
Page 1. Copyright by Gail Maria Coelho 2003 Page 2. The Dissertation Committee for Gail Maria Coe... more Page 1. Copyright by Gail Maria Coelho 2003 Page 2. The Dissertation Committee for Gail Maria Coelho Certifies that this is the approved version of the following dissertation: A Grammar of Betta Kurumba Committee: Anthony C. Woodbury, Supervisor Rajesh Bhatt ...
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Annotated Texts in Beṭṭa Kurumba
Journal of South Asian Languages and Linguistics
This paper discusses various types of complex predicates found in Betta Kurumba, a South Dravidia... more This paper discusses various types of complex predicates found in Betta Kurumba, a South Dravidian language spoken in southern India. The constructions discussed include causativising and valency-modifying affixes, phrasal compound verbs, and compound verb stems. Compound verb stems are unusual for the language area, as they combine verb roots word-internally rather than as independent words, and have undergone varying degrees of grammaticalization. The origin of the compound verb stem construction is investigated, with the paper demonstrating that this construction was also originally a phrasal structure containing separate verb words. In addition, the history of valency modification and compound verb stem formation is shown to have contributed to the structure of simplex verb words in this language.
Asian Ethnology, 2014
Narratives of Territory and Clan Structure The Betta Kurumbas are one of more than sixteen indige... more Narratives of Territory and Clan Structure The Betta Kurumbas are one of more than sixteen indigenous groups of the Nilgiri-Wayanad hills of southern India, a region that, since the nineteenth century, has experienced wide-ranging cultural and political changes, including extensive immigration by people from other parts of India. This article describes the Betta Kurumbas' view of their homeland, based on the information contained in native-language narratives in which they describe their social organization into clans and their spiritual beliefs. The narratives provide a glimpse into the Betta Kurumba perspective on the changes that have overrun the region, changes that have rendered them-along with other Nilgiri-Wayanad groups-politically and socially marginalized in their own homeland.
Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics, 2012