Terena Indigenous Language: From ancestral language to current revitalization processes in North of Mato Grosso
Sociolinguistics. Communication Ethnography. Terena Indigenous Language. Semantic-lexical levels. Revival.
The present project presents a research proposal of ethnographic and qualitative nature based on the studies of the field of Sociolinguistics and Communication Ethnography (OSÓRIO; MARTINS, 2019), with the central objective of analyzing the linguistic paths of the indigenous language Terena, especially at the semantic-lexical levels, and the effects of revitalization initiatives in two villages in the North of Mato Grosso. In addition, its importance is justified in the treatment that the indigenous Terena culture adds to its language, even though the changes of the modern world have an influence on its disuse and, consequently, on a cultural and linguistic change as a whole. In addition to the scientific value of this research, there is the symbolic value of empowerment of indigenous identity, with regards to the cultural and linguistic aspects shared between the Terena Villages of the North of Mato Grosso, both by speakers and non-speakers of the native language, in which the indigenous language becomes an instrument of cultural strength of the people, moving the conceptions related to memory, cultural identity and interculturality (ALBÓ, 2005). Through participant observation and semi-structured interviews, we intend to collect reports of experiences and experiences of speakers with the different phases of the Terena language, which will culminate in the understanding of the changes and variations that have occurred and occur both in internal and external factors, with regard to the environments and occasions of social use of the indigenous language, also reflected in the people's ways of being and speaking.