Chapter 11. New Mochica and the challenge of reviving an extinct language
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Rita Eloranta
Abstract
In this paper, we discuss New Mochica as an example of language revival. New Mochica is definitely not the Mochica of the colonial or republican epoch of present-day Peru and the continuity of an already extinct language can be questioned. Van Coetsem’s (1988, 2000) framework of language contact explains why the contribution of the language revivalists’ dominant language, Spanish, has such a powerful impact on New Mochica, eradicating the central typological features of Mochica. On the other hand, the groups of language revivalists presented in this paper explore the linguistic resources at hand in creative ways. Based on this case study, we propose that language revival should be studied as distinct from language revitalization (cf. Zuckermann & Walsh, 2011), yet as related to overall processes of language making (Hüning & Krämer, 2018).
Abstract
In this paper, we discuss New Mochica as an example of language revival. New Mochica is definitely not the Mochica of the colonial or republican epoch of present-day Peru and the continuity of an already extinct language can be questioned. Van Coetsem’s (1988, 2000) framework of language contact explains why the contribution of the language revivalists’ dominant language, Spanish, has such a powerful impact on New Mochica, eradicating the central typological features of Mochica. On the other hand, the groups of language revivalists presented in this paper explore the linguistic resources at hand in creative ways. Based on this case study, we propose that language revival should be studied as distinct from language revitalization (cf. Zuckermann & Walsh, 2011), yet as related to overall processes of language making (Hüning & Krämer, 2018).
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Social and linguistic factors shaping language dynamics across the Spanish-speaking world 1
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Part I. Morpho-syntax & semantics
- Chapter 1. Cross-dialectal productivity of the Spanish subjunctive in nominal clause complements 11
- Chapter 2. Mood selection in a contact variety 33
- Chapter 3. A corpus analysis of the structural elaboration of Spanish heritage language learners 55
- Chapter 4. Evidentiality and epistemic modality in the Andean Spanish verb 75
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Part II. Phonetics & phonology
- Chapter 5. Realizations of /b/ in the Spanish of Lima, Peru 107
- Chapter 6. Did you say peso or beso ? 127
- Chapter 7. Sheísmo in Montevideo Spanish 163
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Part III. Language attitudes & choice
- Chapter 8. ‘Debemos aprender y manejar un poco mejor el español’ 189
- Chapter 9. Language choice and use by bilingual preschoolers 211
- Chapter 10. Decolonial sociolinguistics gestures of Andean Quechua-Spanish bilingual college students promoting Quechua 231
- Chapter 11. New Mochica and the challenge of reviving an extinct language 253
- Index 275
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Social and linguistic factors shaping language dynamics across the Spanish-speaking world 1
-
Part I. Morpho-syntax & semantics
- Chapter 1. Cross-dialectal productivity of the Spanish subjunctive in nominal clause complements 11
- Chapter 2. Mood selection in a contact variety 33
- Chapter 3. A corpus analysis of the structural elaboration of Spanish heritage language learners 55
- Chapter 4. Evidentiality and epistemic modality in the Andean Spanish verb 75
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Part II. Phonetics & phonology
- Chapter 5. Realizations of /b/ in the Spanish of Lima, Peru 107
- Chapter 6. Did you say peso or beso ? 127
- Chapter 7. Sheísmo in Montevideo Spanish 163
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Part III. Language attitudes & choice
- Chapter 8. ‘Debemos aprender y manejar un poco mejor el español’ 189
- Chapter 9. Language choice and use by bilingual preschoolers 211
- Chapter 10. Decolonial sociolinguistics gestures of Andean Quechua-Spanish bilingual college students promoting Quechua 231
- Chapter 11. New Mochica and the challenge of reviving an extinct language 253
- Index 275
