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Title:042: Description of body-parts
042_body
Awetí Language Documentation Project
Contributor:Sebastian
042
Contributor (interviewer):Sebastian
Coverage:Brazil
Date:2003-05-27
Description:042 gives the Awetí names of the parts of the human body. The recording took place in the afternoon behind a wind screen outside the researchers' house. The words were partially elicited by an interview technique, partially by means of images from a book. There is a video and a corresponding audio recording of this session.
This project aims at the documentation of the Awetí Language and aspects of the Awetí culture. Awetí is a tupian language of a small speech community of the same name at the southern edge of the Amazon rain forest, in the Xingú reserve, Mato Grosso, central Brazil. The project was funded December 2000--April 2006 by the VolkswagenStiftung in the Documentation of Endangered Languages Programme (DOBES). The principal researcher, Sebastian Drude, initianted his research among the Aweti in 1998. Sabine Reiter participated as a freelancer in 2001 and as research assistant (including conducting field research) from 2002 on. The Awetí participated intensively in the project. At least one person of each houshold provided individual texts, the community agreed to be documented in day-to-day activities and during special events such as rituals. Several Awetí got involved in the further processing of the documentation data, especially by assisting in the creation of transcriptions and translations during the 9 field trips and in 8 visits of two to three speakers in Belém or Canarana.
042 gives the Awetí names of parts of the human body, partially by pointing at his own body, partially by showing the respective parts on pictures in a book designed for the elicitation of these words. The principal researcher in his function as an interviewer controls the performance to a certain extent. He also gives an introduction and a conclusion to the recording session.
042 gives his explanations in Awetí while the researcher poses his questions primarily in Portuguese. The introduction and conclusion by the researcher are in Portuguese.
The relationship between 042 and SD is friendly, sometimes even joking. SD does hardly occur on the video, but he interacts with 042 orally, giving prompts and reactions to his explanations and sometimes asking for more.
The principal researcher of the Aweti Project. Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (teaching and research assistant), Free University Berlin / Germany. Magister Artium in Linguistics (Free University of Berlin, 1997). Two-year DAAD fellowship at Museu Goeldi, Belém, 1997--1999. PhD in Linguistics (Free University of Berlin, 2002). Initiated field research among the Aweti in 1998. Field stays: July--October 1998, September--October 1999, June--August 2001, June--August 2002, May--July 2003, May--June 2004, Feb 2005, Nov 2005
042 is one of the principal shamans of the Awetí village. At the same time he is the brother-in-law of 083, one of the most prestigious men in the village. There are very strong family ties between these two houses due to the double cross-cousin constellation between the children of 042 and 083. 042 is the son of 043 and 044, the oldest cuple of the village. On the other hand, 157, the father of the current chief 146, claims that 042 is his illigitimate son, therefore he is considered a brother of 146 and also calls SD as 'younger brother'.
The main researcher of the Aweti Project. See description of Collector.
The audio recording was split into three parts: an introduction by Sebastian Drude, the main part spoken by 042 and the researcher's conclusion.
This part corresponds to 042_body.mpg.
This part corresponds to media file 042_body1.wav.
This part corresponds to media file 042_body2.wav.
This part corresponds to media file 042_body3.wav.
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Format:video/x-mpeg1
audio/x-wav
DV
MD
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0005-7859-F
AW
Publisher:Dr. Sebastian Drude and Prof. Dr. H.-H. Lieb
Freie Universität Berlin
Subject:Discourse
Elicitation
Body parts
Portuguese language
Awetí language
Subject (ISO639):por
awe
Type:video
audio

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OaiIdentifier:  oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0005-7859-F
DateStamp:  2017-02-14
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Search Info

Citation: Sebastian; 042; Sebastian (interviewer). 2003-05-27. Dr. Sebastian Drude and Prof. Dr. H.-H. Lieb.
Terms: area_Americas area_Europe country_BR country_PT iso639_awe iso639_por

Inferred Metadata

Country: BrazilPortugal
Area: AmericasEurope


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