The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic
The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic. Like in many of the 'landmark' orientation systems of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic, there is potential ambiguity in West Greenlandic between the use of directional terms in the local setting and...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/33b7be1b-5bca-49e0-a9a2-ea105390598b 2023-05-15T14:55:02+02:00 The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic Trondhjem, Naja Blytmann Fortescue, Michael David 2010-06-01 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/the-interplay-between-local-and-wider-geographical-uses-of-directional-terms-in-west-greenlandic(33b7be1b-5bca-49e0-a9a2-ea105390598b).html eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Trondhjem , N B & Fortescue , M D 2010 , ' The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic ' , Paper presented at Hunter-Gatherers and Sematic Categories: An interdisciplinary workshop on Theory, Method and Documentation , Neuwied , Germany , 30/05/2010 - 04/06/2010 . conferenceObject 2010 ftcopenhagenunip 2022-10-12T22:52:47Z The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic. Like in many of the 'landmark' orientation systems of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic, there is potential ambiguity in West Greenlandic between the use of directional terms in the local setting and when referring to a wider geographical area. This is in part due to the influence of the cardinal system of Danish (and the other European languages), but is also inherent in the native system itself as it can be reconstructed prior to contact with the West. How this ambiguity pans out (and is contextually resolved) in the northwestern hunting district will be illustrated with help of maps and prictures from around the small town of Upernavik. Although the Greenlandic (Eskimo) orientation system has been described in some detail in the linguistic literature, how it is actually used on a daily basis in real-life settings and situations has not been adequately investigated. Conference Object Arctic eskimo* greenlandic Upernavik University of Copenhagen: Research Arctic |
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The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic. Like in many of the 'landmark' orientation systems of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic, there is potential ambiguity in West Greenlandic between the use of directional terms in the local setting and when referring to a wider geographical area. This is in part due to the influence of the cardinal system of Danish (and the other European languages), but is also inherent in the native system itself as it can be reconstructed prior to contact with the West. How this ambiguity pans out (and is contextually resolved) in the northwestern hunting district will be illustrated with help of maps and prictures from around the small town of Upernavik. Although the Greenlandic (Eskimo) orientation system has been described in some detail in the linguistic literature, how it is actually used on a daily basis in real-life settings and situations has not been adequately investigated. |
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Trondhjem, Naja Blytmann Fortescue, Michael David The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic |
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Trondhjem, Naja Blytmann Fortescue, Michael David |
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The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic |
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The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic |
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The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic |
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The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic |
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The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic |
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interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in west greenlandic |
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Trondhjem , N B & Fortescue , M D 2010 , ' The interplay between local and wider geographical uses of directional terms in West Greenlandic ' , Paper presented at Hunter-Gatherers and Sematic Categories: An interdisciplinary workshop on Theory, Method and Documentation , Neuwied , Germany , 30/05/2010 - 04/06/2010 . |
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