@article{1468147,
      author = {Rodrigues, Cilene, and Saab, André́s,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1468147},
      title = {Formal approaches to languages of South America /},
      abstract = {This book analyzes the linguistic diversity of South  America based on approaches deeply rooted in the tradition  of formal grammar. The chapters brought together in this  contributed volume consider native languages all kinds of  languages used in the region, including sign languages,  indigenous languages and the romance languages (Portuguese  and Spanish) originally introduced by European colonizers  which underwent processes of transformation giving rise to  new, local grammars. One fourth of the language families of  the world are located in South America, but the majority of  languages in the region are still understudied and out of  the radar of theoretical linguistics mostly because their  grammars are not well-known by international researchers.  This book aims to fill this gap by bringing together  studies rooted in the formal grammar approach first  developed by Noam Chomsky, which sees language not only as  mere corpora attested in oral and written production, but  also as expressions of systems of thought and language  production which are essential parts of human cognition.  The book is divided in three parts sign languages, romance  languages and indigenous languages , and brings together  studies of the following South American languages:  Brazilian Sign Language (Libras - Lngua Brasileira de  Sinais) Argentinian Sign Language (LSA - Lengua de Seas  Argentina) Peruvian Sign Language (LSP- Lengua de Seas  Peruana) Brazilian Portuguese Chilean and Argentinian  Spanish Quechua Paraguayan Guarani Aingae Macro-J languages  Formal Approaches to the Languages of South America will be  an invaluable resource both for theoretical linguists and  cognitive scientists by providing access to top quality  research on understudied languages and enabling these  languages to be incorporated into comparative studies that  can contribute to advance the knowledge of general  principles governing all human languages.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22344-0},
      recid = {1468147},
      pages = {1 online resource (422 pages) :},
}