Case report

Mayan Master Speakers – The Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Chiapas

John B. Haviland

Abstract

The Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Chiapas is an electronic database documenting
the three principal Indian languages of Chiapas, Mexico. This report describes
the design philosophy behind the archive, intended to distribute its results in digital
form via the Internet. It illustrates some of the products of the Archive, ranging from
standard linguistic description and lexicography, through semi-experimental elicitation,
to ethnographically situated interaction characterized by different sorts of speech genre.
It also discusses presentational and ethical issues derived from electronic distribution
of digital media in linguistic documentation.

Keywords

archive; indigenous langugaes; Chiapas; Mexico; Tseltal; Tzotzil; Chol

Hrčak ID:

27932

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/27932

Publication date:

24.6.2004.

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