Uauitamutau assi. Environment terminology in Innu language (Innu-Aimun)
In general, this project aims to
develop a method for collecting, describing and documenting terms
related to the field of the environment based on Innu knowledge in this
field. The project will be carried out in collaboration and consultation
with the Innu communities of eastern Quebec and includes a
documentation component and a description component (according to the
distinction proposed by Himmelmann 1998). The documentation component
will consist of recording interviews on environmental topics,
transcribing them and ensuring their dissemination. The description
component will consist of: 1. defining a subset of concepts related to
the environment according to the perspectives adopted by the Innu
communities on these realities; 2. identifying the terms used in
Innu-Aimun to designate these concepts, taking into account the
linguistic and contextual specificities of these terms; 3. documenting
and disseminating these descriptions in an open web platform.
Team : Marie-Claude L’Homme, Yvette Mollen et Marjolaine Tshernish (Institut Tshakapesh)