The Linguistic Past of Mesoamerica and the Andes: A search for early migratory relations between North and South America

Project Information

MESANDLIN(G)K

Grant agreement ID: 295918

Project closed

Start date 1 June 2012

End date 31 May 2017

Funded under

• Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 2 600 612,00

EU contribution € 2 600 612,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN
Netherlands

Objective

The aim of the project is to unravel the genetic and contact relations between the indigenous languages of Mesoamerica (Mexico and western Central America) and the Middle Andes region (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia), as part of a larger endeavour to understand the historical process of the peopling of the Americas as a whole. The deep genetic links between the two regions will be investigated by systematically comparing pairs of languages and language phyla between which no genetic or contact relation has been established before. The project seeks to identify pre-colonial linguistic connections at two levels of antiquity: (i) commonly inherited similarities related to the earliest migrations, and (ii) similarities due to secondary contact between the two regions after they had developed a relatively high population density.

Fields of science

• humanities › languages and literature › linguistics
• humanities › history and archaeology › history › ancient history

Programme(s)

• FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• ERC-AG-SH4 - ERC Advanced Grant - The Human Mind and its complexity

Call for proposal

ERC-2011-ADG_20110406
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Funding Scheme

ERC-AG - ERC Advanced Grant

Host institution

UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN

Principal investigator

Willem F.H. Adelaar (Prof.)

Administrative Contact

Andien Vaes (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 2 390 490,00
• Address: RAPENBURG 70 ; 2311 EZ Leiden ; Netherlands
• Region: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Beneficiaries (3)

UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN

Netherlands

Principal investigator

Willem F.H. Adelaar (Prof.)

Administrative Contact

Andien Vaes (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 2 390 490,00
• Address: RAPENBURG 70 ; 2311 EZ Leiden
• Region: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV

Participation ended

Germany

Administrative Contact

Alexander Otte

• EU contribution: € 136 922,00
• Address: HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 ; 80539 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Gill Wells (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 73 200,00
• Address: WELLINGTON SQUARE UNIVERSITY OFFICES ; OX1 2JD Oxford
• Region: South East (England) › Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire › Oxfordshire
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data