Project description
Mapping the socio-cognitive-linguistic role of language
Language is more complex than what is communicated through words, be it written or spoken. Shaped by cognitive, social and multimodal factors, it should never be studied in isolation. This is why the EU-funded MAPS project will investigate how language interacts with culture and cognition. It will also address issues of preserving linguistic and cultural heritage of indigenous communities. Specifically, MAPS will research the impact of assimilation policies, gender and contact pressure on language, culture and cognition within two groups: the North Sámi people of Norway and the Paamese people of Vanuatu. The findings will further the EU’s efforts to guarantee intercultural integration of both ‘old’ European indigenous minority communities and ‘new’ linguistic group minorities.
Objective
A Multifactorial Analysis of Possessive Structures: Mapping the Interaction of Language, Culture, and Cognition
There is a general consensus in the linguistic community that language is embedded in its cognitive, social, and multimodal dimensions, but these dimensions are often studied in isolation. We propose a novel methodology of linguistic analysis that integrates these interacting dimensions and provide new data on severely under-described languages that are both essential to move beyond the gridlock of polemics in ongoing scientific debates. The MAPS project will not only extend the current knowledge on the interaction of language, culture, and cognition but will also address the urgent issues of preserving the linguistic and cultural heritage of indigenous communities. We precisely measure the impact of three societal factors (assimilation policies, gender, and contact pressure) on language, culture, and cognition within two indigenous linguistic groups: the North Sámi people of Norway, and the Paamese people of Vanuatu. The project will determine whether the three societal factors affect patterns of linguistic change and impact the way of thinking of the two indigenous communities to the extent of potentially redefining their social structure. MAPS embodies the EU’s commitment and values in improving the intercultural integration of both ‘old’ European indigenous minority communities and ‘new’ linguistic group minorities by putting the spotlight on the key role of language policy making and its socio-cognitive-linguistic effects.
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Programme(s)
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2018
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9019 Tromso
Norway
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