Next week, at FLUP and via Zoom!
Commerce vs Slavery - Socio-historical and demographic conditions in the creation of Creoles
26 April | 17:00-18:30 | room 201 - FLUP
Zoom: https://shorturl.at/cvBY4
Carlos Silva, CLUP | FLUP
Moderator: Sóstenes Rego, CEAUP | FLUP
Summary:
Understanding the intervening mechanisms in phonological stability is crucial for determining the origins of creoles and the contact phenomena from which they emerge. As in other natural languages, change in creoles is conditioned not only by the phonetic context (Gurevich, 2004), but also by socio-historical (Faraclas et al., 2007) and demographic factors. However, it is necessary to specifically establish what factors are relevant and what weight they have in the transfer of phonological properties from the lexicalizing language to the creoles.
In this presentation, based on 667 words from 16 Portuguese-based creoles, we will analyze the correlation between their phonological stability values and three socio-historical factors: (i) the duration of the Portuguese influence, (ii) the contact conditions of the Portuguese with local communities and (iii) the number of language communities in contact.
Both the data collected and the results generated are an example of how the digital humanities can actively contribute to linguistic science and conservation.
Organization:
CODA and CEAUP, with the support of ISUP, CLUP, CEGOT, CITCEM.
This conference is part of the #CODA - Hacktivating the Humanities sessions:
The idea of hacking, which popular culture associated with invading or destroying systems, emerged as a non-standard way of overcoming obstacles and limitations of computer systems. With reference to its original character, this concept can be a powerful tool to activate and revitalize the humanities. Based on this premise, the "Hacktivate as Humanidades" cycle, a CODA - Center for Digital Culture and Innovation initiative, aims to bring together national and international researchers whose research can demonstrate how creative and sometimes disruptive approaches are used to transform the way we think and interact with culture, the arts and the human sciences. In this questioning, participants will still be challenged to rethink their own practices and, therefore, to seek new ways of (re)hacktivating their own paths.
