Vaupés linguistic area
E643930
The Vaupés linguistic area is a multilingual region of the northwest Amazon where long-term contact among diverse Indigenous languages has produced extensive structural convergence while strict rules against intermarriage within the same language group maintain distinct ethnic identities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vaupés linguistic area canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sprachbund
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linguistic area ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
areal diffusion of discourse features
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areal diffusion of grammatical features ⓘ areal diffusion of phonological features ⓘ cultural emphasis on speaking multiple languages ⓘ extensive structural convergence among languages ⓘ language associated with ethnic identity ⓘ linguistic exogamy ⓘ long-term language contact ⓘ maintenance of distinct ethnic identities ⓘ multilingual region ⓘ norm that spouses must have different first languages ⓘ relative lack of lexical borrowing ⓘ strict rules against intermarriage within same language group ⓘ widespread multilingualism ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
convergence in grammar without loss of language boundaries
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preservation of multiple small language groups ⓘ shared areal linguistic profile across unrelated languages ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
anthropological linguistics
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areal linguistics ⓘ language contact ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| hasSocialNorm |
children inherit ethnic identity from father’s language group in many communities
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marriage partners must belong to different language groups ⓘ |
| includesLanguageFamily |
Arawakan languages
NERFINISHED
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Kakua-Nukak languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadahup languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucanoan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Indigenous peoples of the northwest Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classic example of a linguistic area
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ethnographically documented patterns of linguistic exogamy ⓘ interaction between social structure and language structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
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South America ⓘ Vaupés River region NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest Amazon ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
anthropologists
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linguists ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.