This $139,801 National Science Foundation project grant supports the University of Texas at Austin in documenting an endangered language variety spoken in rural villages. Over a two-year period ending June 2024, the university will interview native speakers to create a grammar of the traditional language and conduct detailed linguistic analysis. This work under the NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) aims to advance understanding of contact-driven linguistic restructuring and provide new theoretical and applied insights into language documentation and revitalization efforts. Findings may also inform ongoing debates around the origins of creole languages. The grant is part of an NSF-National Endowment for the Humanities partnership supporting the Dynamic Language Infrastructure and Documenting Endangered Languages program.
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