Congratulations to Dr. Mark Turin (Assistant Professor; CIS, Department of Anthropology)
Research Area: Implementing relational lexicography in four Indigenous language dictionaries
Information: For under-resourced, Indigenous communities, dictionaries also contain crucial historical, cultural, territorial, and dialectal information. When languages become endangered, dictionaries become primary tools for their reclamation. This research project expands on the theoretical findings of our earlier work funded by an Insight Development Grant that developed the framework of ‘Relational Lexicography.’ We seek to finalize dictionary projects in four Indigenous communities through a decolonial and critical approach. Upon completion, this project will have made theoretical and practical contributions to the fields of Indigenous language reclamation as well as to lexicography, linguistics, and anthropology through at least 8 peer-reviewed, open-access articles, an edited volume on Indigenous lexicography, 10 conferences papers, and, most significantly, 4 dictionaries of languages that are endangered. We commit to research contributions that advance a decolonial approach to collaborative language work and which showcase the innovation and creativity of Indigenous-University partnerships.