How Performative are Ideophones in Pastaza Quechua?

Authors

Roseanna Hopper, Brigham Young University
Dr. Janis Nuckolls, Brigham Young University

Keywords

ideophones, Pastaza Quechua, Ecuador, phonetic properties

College

Humanities

Department

Linguistics and English Language

Abstract

With my ORCA grant, I set out to investigate the performance qualities of ideophones, a category of words marked by a specific speaking style in Ecuadorean Pastaza Quechua. I planned to use software to determine phonetic properties of the words and compare to the rest of speech. I also wanted to look at gesture as a part of the performance involved in using ideophones. I planned to gather data from acquaintances in Ecuador by recording stories, conversations and definitions of the words, which was a strategy used by Dingemanse while working with Siwu (2011). I used audio recordings for the most part but also made video recordings as well.

Recommended Citation

Hopper, Roseanna and Nuckolls, Dr. Janis (2013) "How Performative are Ideophones in Pastaza Quechua?," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 941.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/941