De Gruyter Mouton is pleased to present this special collection exploring Indigenous languages through their documentation, revitalization, education and culture.

Aimed at underscoring the urgent need to maintain and promote Indigenous languages, the collection comprises a curated selection of book chapters and journal articles that are FREE TO READ AND DOWNLOAD until September 10, 2024. (Open access titles will remain accessible thereafter.)

To access these free resources, simply register with an account on degruyter.com. For detailed information, see the section How to Access the Collection.

On this page you will also find select pieces from our blog De Gruyter Conversations, a recording of an expert webinar on language documentation and information on our summer sale offering a 50% discount.

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Browse publications BY TOPIC

•  LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION & MAINTENANCE •
• LANGUAGE EDUCATION •
•  INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES IN CONTACT •
•  LANGUAGE DOCUMENTATION •
•  LANGUAGE & CULTURE IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES •
•  THEORIZING WITH INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES •
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language revitalization & maintenance

 
A Grammar of Gurindji


"Introduction"



Chapter from the book
Language Documentation and Revitalization in Latin American Contexts




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A Grammar of Gurindji


"The Drivers of Home Language Maintenance and Development in Indigenous Communities"


Chapter from the book
Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development



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Multilingua


"Authorities at Play in Indigenous Language Reclamation: Tensions and Possibilities in the Yucatan Peninsula"


Article from the journal
Multilingua





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language EDUCATION

 
The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America


"Decolonizing Indigenous Language Pedagogies:
Additional Language Learning and Teaching"


Chapter from the book
The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America. A Comprehensive Guide, Vol. 2


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Language Activism


Language Activism
Imaginaries and Strategies of Minority Language Equality










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Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development


"Social Justice and Inclusiveness through Linguistic Human Rights in Education"


Chapter from the book
Handbook of Home Language Maintenance and Development. Social and Affective Factors


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A Grammar of Gurindji


"Implementation of Multilingual Mother Tongue Education in Cambodian Public Schools for Indigenous Ethnic Minority Students"


Article from the journal
Educational Linguistics




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A Grammar of Gurindji


"Researching and Teaching (with) the Continua of Biliteracy"


Article from the journal
Educational Linguistics



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A Grammar of Gurindji


"Two-part Vowel Modifications in Child Directed Speech in Warlpiri May Enhance Child Attention to Speech and Scaffold Noun Acquisition"

Article from the journal
Phonetica



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 indigenous languages IN CONTACT

 
Loss and Renewal


"Australian Language Contact in Historical and Synchronic Perspective"


Chapter from the book:
Loss and Renewal. Australian Languages Since Colonisation


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Australian Aboriginal English


"Australian Aboriginal English In Context"


Chapter from the book
Australian Aboriginal English. Change and Continuity
in an Adopted Language



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Australian Aboriginal English


"Standard Negation: The Curious Case of South America"



Article from the journal
Linguistic Typology





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language DOCUMENTATION

 
Languages and Linguitics of Northern Asia


"Language Loss and Endangerment in Northern Asia"


Chapter from the book
The Languages and Linguistics of Northern Asia. Typology, Morphosyntax and Socio-historical Perspectives


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A Grammar and Dictionary of Tayap


"The Tayap Language and its Speakers"


Chapter from the book
A Grammar and Dictionary of Tayap. The Life and Death of a Papuan Language


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A Grammar of Gurindji


"The Language and its Speakers"



Chapter from the book
A Grammar of Gurindji




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A Grammar of Pangkhua


A Grammar of Pangkhua



Volume 97 in the series
Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]




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A Grammar of Pangkhua


A Grammar of Eyak



Volume 97 in the series
Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]




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language & CULTURE in indigenous communities

 
Loss and Renewal


"Introduction. Legends and Narratives in Language and Culture"

Chapter from the book
Celebrating Indigenous Voice. Legends and Narratives in Languages of the Tropics and Beyond


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Approaches to Language and Culture


"Native North America: Notes towards a Dialogical Ethnopoetics"


Chapter from the book
Approaches to Language and Culture




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Language Typology and Universals


"Code Switching in Sia Pedee Story-Telling"


Article from the journal
Language Typology and Universals




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Multilingua


"Amazonian Worlds of Other-than-Human Beings and the Apurinã through the Materiality of Oral Stories"

Article from the journal
Multilingua




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Multilingua


"Language naming in Indigenous Australia: a view from western Arnhem Land"


Article from the journal "Multilingua"




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THEORizing with indigenous languages

 
Proto-Australian

 
Proto-Australian

Reconstruction of a Common Ancestor Language






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Language Isolates I: Aikanã to Kandozi-Shapra


"Introduction: The languages of Amazonia"

Chapter from the book
Language Isolates I: Aikanã to Kandozi-Shapra. An International Handbook, Vol. 1



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Linguistic Typology


"On the Expression of Mistaken Beliefs in Australian Languages"



Article from the journal
"Linguistic Typology"



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Linguistic Typology


"Hup's Typological Treasures: Description and Explanation in the Study of an Amazonian Language"


Article from the journal
Linguistic Typology
 

 
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Linguistic Typology


"Family Portrait"




Article from the journal
Linguistic Typology
 

 
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Language Typology and Universals


"Convergence as the Driving Force of Typological Change in Nahuatl"



Article from the journal
Language Typology and Universals



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Language Typology and Universals


"How to Copy your Neighbors’ Ways: A Cross-Generational Perspective on Nominalizations in Tariana"

Article from the journal
Language Typology and Universals



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Phonetica


"The ‘Whistled' Fricative in Xitsonga: Its Articulation and Acoustics"


Article from the journal
Phonetica




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Phonetica


"Voice Register in Mon: Acoustics and Electroglottography"



Article from the journal
Phonetica




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Phonetica


"Glottalized Lateral in Rikvani Andi: An Acoustic Study"



Article from the journal
Phonetica




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HOW TO ACCESS THE COLLECTION

 
  1. Click this link or the “Get free access” button at the top of the page, which will take you to degruyter.com
  2. Log in or register a free account. To register, provide your name and email address. (Please note that you can’t access this collection through an institutional account.)
  3. Once you are logged in, you will be navigated to the Indigenous Languages collection – just click “Add”. You will be able to access the collection under “My Publications” any time you log in to your account until your access expires (September 10, 2024.)

If you run into any difficulty, please email Editorial Communications Manager Alexandra Koronkai-Kiss at alexandra.koronkai-kiss@degruyter.com. She will be happy to assist you with any issues or queries. 
 

dISCOVER THE BRILL COLLECTION 

 
Explore a comprehensive selection of scholarly resources on Indigenous languages and cultures with Brill, now a part of De Gruyter Brill. This carefully curated collection delves into the richness and diversity of Indigenous knowledge, featuring in-depth research across linguistics, anthropology, history, and more.
 
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WATCH OUR WEBINAR

 
What do we need to do to make language description and documentation accessible and useful for language communities, researchers, future audiences and technologies? Which audiences are usually reached by grammars and to what extent can a grammar be presented accessibly to multiple audiences?

This webinar shines a spotlight on modern language documentation by inviting the perspectives of an author and editor, a scholar and teacher, a librarian, and a publisher.

Researchers and authors Patience Epps, B’alam Mateo Toledo and Roberto Zariquiey, editor Birgit Sievert and librarian Susan Gehr shared their experiences in language documentation in a conversation with moderator Todd Bludeau from De Gruyter.

With this discussion we hope to provide participating researchers, authors and librarians with new perspectives for their own work in making language documentation available and accessible to their communities.


 
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explore our summer sale

 
 

This summer, De Gruyter Brill is offering 50% off on a huge selection of publications, including many of the titles in our Indigenous Languages Collection.

If you need any of the titles for your summer research, or would simply like to see them on your bookshelf, you have until August 31, 2024 to purchase these half price. 

Browse the Mouton Linguistics 2023/2024 catalog to see our recent publications.

If you would like to purchase any of these while benefitting from the summer sale, just visit degruyter.com and use the code DGBSS24 at the checkout to save 50%. 

(Please note that some terms and conditions apply -- for more information, please refer to our Summer Sale 2024 landing page.)


 

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