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Colette GRINEVALD

• Emeritus Professor

 04 72 72 64 65

 Colette.Grinevald@univ-lyon2.fr

Teams :     LED-TDR 

 TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Ph.D. IN LINGUISTICS 1975 HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Publication: Jacaltec: The Structure of Jacaltec by Colette Grinevald Craig 1977, Austin: University of Texas Press

Jury de thèse: Susumo Kuno (dir), Steve Anderson, Ken Hale, Jorge Hankamer, David Perlmutter

Titre: Jacaltec: A Study in Complex Sentence Structure

 RESEARCH INTERESTS

Description and Typology: Morphology, syntax, semantic

Typological-functional grammar, West Coast School, USA

Categorization: morpho-syntactic systems, systems of nominal classification, expression of space.

Amerindians languages descriptions: Mayan Languages, Chibchan Languages, Amazonian Languages. Fieldwork: Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia Framing: Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Brasil, Argentina, French Guyana, Bolivia

Endangered Languages: Fieldwork Methods, Ethics of endangered languages fieldwork

Fieldwork linguistic: development of a linguistics suitable for fieldwork linguists and native speakers. Formation of fieldwork linguists

 SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Projet AALLED (Afrique Amérique Latine Langues en Danger) de l'Agence Nationale de la Récherche

 OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

CCELA CLANLINC : Colombia

Rama language project :

• Nicaragua Université URACCAN : www.uraccan.edu.ni
• CIDCA : Universidad Centroamericana
• IPILC : Institute for linguistic research and Cultural Recovery
• HRELP : www.hrelp.org
• AILLA : www.ailla.utexas.org
• OKMA : www.okma.org
• CIESAS : www.ciesas.edu.mx

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Grinevald, C. & Bert, M. (eds), 2010, "Linguistique de terrain sur langues en danger, Locuteurs et linguistes", 35-36, Ophrys, Faits de Langues

Grinevald, C. & Peake, M., à paraître, "Ergativity in Mayan languages: a functional-typological approach", in Ergativity, transitivity and voice, Haude, K. & Authier, G. (eds), Berlin, Mouton de Gruyter

Grinevald, C., 2007, "A view from the field: An Amerindien view, worrying about ethics and wondering about “informed consent” ", in Lesser Known Languages in South Asia: Status and policies, Case Studies and Applications of Information Technology, Saxena, A. & Borin, L. (eds), Lund, Mouton de Gruyter TiLSM 175  (Pdf)

Grinevald, C., 2007, "The linguistic characterization of spatial entities: classifiers and other nominal classification systems", in The Categorization of Spatial Entities in Language and Cognition, Aurnague, M., Nuyts, J., Dascal, M. & Gibbs, R. (eds), Human Cognitive Processing, Benjamins, pp. 101-153  (Pdf)

Grinevald, C., 2007, "Encounters at the brink: linguistic fieldwork among speakers of endangered languages", in The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim, Miyaoka, O., Sakiyama, O. & Krauss, M. (eds), Oxford, Oxford University Press  (Pdf)

Grinevald, C. & Kauffmann, M., 2007, "Toponimia del territorio rama en la lengua y cultura el pueblo rama", in Los Rama - Navegando con los Ancestros. Publication of the NUFU project "Cultural revitalization, environment and the natural resources of the indigenous peoples of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, ?, ?. (ed), University of Trømsø, Norway – Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense URACCAN, pp. 33-67

Fortis, J.M., Grinevald, C., Kopecka, A. & Vittrant, A., 2011, "L'expression de la trajectoire : perspectives typologiques", Les Cahiers de Faits de Langues, 3, pp. 33-41

Imbert, C., Grinevald, C. & Sörés, A., 2011, "Pour une catégorie de "satellite" de Trajectoire dans une approche fonctionnelle-typologique", Les Cahiers Faits de Langues, 3, pp. 99-116, ISBN 978-2-7080-1345-2

Grinevald, C. & Kauffmann, M., 2008, "Growing back the Rama language", WANI Revista del Caribe Nicaraguense, 54

Grinevald, C. & Seifart, F., 2004, "Noun classes in African and Amazonian Languages", Linguistic Typology , 8, pp. 34-48  (pdf)

Grinevald, C., 2004, "Meditaciones en la sombra", Wani. Revista del Caribe nicaragüense. Managua, Nicaragua, 38, pp. 34-48  (pdf)

Bert, M. & Grinevald, C., 2009, "Whose ideologies, where and when? Rama (Nicaragua) and Francoprovencal (France) experiences", proc. of workshop: Beliefs and Ideologies, SOAS LONDON. , 16-17 février 2009

Grinevald, C., 2006, "Documentación de lenguas en peligro", proc. of Lesser Known Languages in South Asia: Status and policies, Case Studies and Applications of Information Technology, "Lenguas amerindias: mantenimiento, promoción y pervivencia", Barcelona, ?, Lluis, A., Vidal-Folch, I. & Della Corte Caballero, G. (eds), ICCI, pp. 120-140

Dubois, D. & Grinevald, C., 2000, "Denomination of colors in practice", proc. of LACUS Forum XXVI : The Lexicon, Vancouver, 2000, Melby, A. & Lomels, A. (eds), pp. 237-246

Grinevald, C., 2009, "La préservation de la diversité linguistique comme processus de paix", proc. of Congres sobre el avaor de les cultures. 25th anniversary of UNESCOCAT, Barcelona, 24 Mars 2009

Grinevald, C., Goldwasser, O. & Dubois, D., 2008, "Formes linguistiques et catégories sémantiques : le cas des hiéroglyphes classificateurs de l’ancienne Egypte", proc. of ACI Langage et Cognition Conference, Paris, 2 Octobre 2008

Grinevald, C. & Kopke, B., 2008, "La diversité des langues à travers les phénomènes de classification dans les langues vocales et signées: aspects méthodologiques", proc. of ACI Langage et Cognition Conference, Paris, 2 October 2008

Grinevald, C., 2005, "A functional-typological appraoch to the study of language diveristy: the cas of the expression of space, with a special attention to Amerindian languages", proc. of Linguistic Diversity, University College, Cork (Ireland), 5 novembre

Grinevald, C., 2005, "Je m’appelle Colette Grinevald, I am a linguist, y trabajo con lenguas indígenas de Latino América", proc. of XI Encuentro Plurilingüístico, San Juan, Argentina, XXXX

Grinevald, C., 2008, "Typologie des systèmes de classification linguistique: Evolution et mise à jour", Société Linguistique de Paris, Paris, 15 November 2008

Grinevald, C., 2008, "A multi-dimensional approach to the study of classifiers", The boundaries of classification COST Conference (Action A31), University of Kent, 10 September 2008

Grinevald, C., 2008, "Some ways to think about ethics", 3L Summer School, Description and Documentation Session, Lyon, 28 June 2008

Grinevald, C., 2008, "Comment penser la diversité linguistique : de quoi est-elle faite et pourquoi la préserver", Fondation Chirac Conference, "Sorosoro" program on Endangered Languages, Paris, 9 June 2008

Grinevald, C., 2006, "Endangered Languages: different perspectives from different countries", Department of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley

Grinevald, C., Ishibashi, M., Leemens, M. & Vuillermet, M., 2011, "Building a Typology of Path : what kind of typology, what methodologies, what languages ?", Pre-AFLiCo ‘Trajectoire’ Workshop, Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage / Université Lyon 2, Lyon, 23-24 mai 2011

PIVOT, B. & GRINEVALD, C., 2011, "About the revitalization of a « Treasure language » Update on the Rama Language Project of Nicaragua", First Cambridge Conference on Language Endangerment, Cambridge, UK, 25 mars 2011  (2011-03-25_Ginevald&Pivot)

Grinevald, C., 2009, "The (Jakaltek) Popti’ Noun Classifier System: From its origins to recent developments", The diachrony of classification systems COST Workshop (Action A31), Wassenaar, 12-14 Mars 2009

Bert, M. & Grinevald, C., 2009, "Whose ideologies, where and when? Rama (Nicaragua) and Francoprovencal (France) experiences", ELAP workshop: Beliefs and Ideologies, SOAS London, 16-17 février 2009,

Imbert, C. & Grinevald, C., 2008, "Twenty years of relational preverbs: a grammaticalization account", New Reflections on Grammaticalization 4 (NRG4), Leuven, 16-19 July 2008

Grinevald, C., 2001, "Vitalité des langues amérindiennes des Etats-Unis", Espace culturel international Kotopo, Lyon, France, 29 janvier 2001

Grinevald, C., 2001, "Ecriture hiéroglyphique Maya", Espace culturel international Kotopo, Lyon, France, 11 octobre 2001

Grinevald, C., 2009, "D : disparition des langues", "L’Abécédaire Scientifique des Curieux", Selection from "La tête au carré" on France-Inter Radio Network, interview by M. Vidard, France

Grinevald, C., 2008, "Aux 21e siècle, 3000 langues vont disparaître"/221, Science et Vie Junior, Interview by C. Peyrières, pp. 56-59

Grinevald, C., 2006, "Allons-nous tous parler anglais?", 461, Marianne

Grinevald, C., 2004, "Les langues menacées", 325, Pour la science

Grinevald, C., 2000, "De l'universalité de la grammaire", 990, Science et Vie

Grinevald, C. & Milin, R., 2008, "Lancement de la Fondation Chirac : programme Sorosoro. Interview Europe N1 and France Culture Radio Networks. 10 June 2008, France.", ?

Grinevald, C., 2008, ""Langues en danger". In Et pourtant elle tourne, on France-Inter Radio Network, 26 February 2008, France", ?

Grinevald, C., 2007, "La disparition des langues", France, 53 min

Grinevald, C., 2007, "Une langue s’éteint tous les quinze jours. Rue 89, interview by C. Leprince", ?

Grinevald, C., 2007, ""Les langues en danger". In La tête au carré, on France-Inter Radio Network, 6 November 2007, France", ?

Grinevald, C., 2006, "En 2100, les Terriens parleront 3000 langues de moins. Interviewed by L. Belot & H. Morin", Le Monde, 1 January 2006

Grinevald, C., 2005, "Chasseurs de langues: La mondialisation menace la planète Babel En Amérique latine, des linguistes au secours des dialectes « primitifs »", Le Monde, Paris, 26 août 2005

Grinevald, C., 2005, "How linguists and missionaries share a bible of 6,912 languages. Interviewed by M. Erard", The New York Times, 19 July 2005

Foucart, S. & Grinevald, C., 2003, "Un comité d'experts s'alarme du nivellement linguistique mondial", Le Monde , 2 avril 2003