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GRAGEDA, Aarón. The German-Tarahumaran dictionary of Matthäus Steffel and the linguistic tipology of the 18th Century. Nóesis, Rev. cienc. soc. [online]. 2019, vol.28, n.56, pp.57-75.  Epub 09-Jun-2020. ISSN 2395-8669.  https://doi.org/10.20983/noesis.2019.2.7.

This contribution focuses on a German-Tarahumaran dictionary elaborated in the 18th century by the Moravian missionary Matthäus Steffel and investigates this text as part of the European Enlightment effort to organize the various languages of the world regarding their kinship relation. As is shown, the elaboration of the dictionary, dedicated to an ethnic group of Northern New Spain, has to be seen in the context of broader cientific colaboration common within linguistic studies of the epoque. This colaborative approach made possible the recollection, critique and publication of linguistic information which would, especially in the German speaking countries, lead to the emergence of typological studies.

Palabras llave : Enlightenment; Tarahumara; dictionary; Steffel; tipology.

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