Abstract
This article offers new information about Fernando de la Carrera, author of the Arte de la lengua yunga (Lima, 1644). It also comments on some grammatical aspects of the Mochica language recorded in this missionary grammar. Above all, emphasis is placed on some innovations by the author, who deviates from the established Greco-Latin model of grammatical description of the time.
| Translated title of the contribution | Fernando de la Carrera and his grammatical description of the Mochica language |
|---|---|
| Original language | Spanish |
| Peer-reviewed scientific journal | Revista Internacional de Lingüística Iberoamericana (RILI) |
| Volume | XVIII |
| Issue number | 2 (36) |
| Pages (from-to) | 217-234 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Publication status | Published - 31.12.2020 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article - refereed |
Keywords
- 612,1 Languages
- Mochica language
- linguistic isolate
- extinct language
- Northern coast of Peru
- Andean linguistics