witches_n_bitches

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Hi, thanks for opening up to questions!

  1. Do you still have contact with Steve and/or Linda Sheldon, as the only other non-native fluent Pirahã speakers besides you and your ex-wife? Why or why not?
  2. What would you say to multilingual Pirahã-Portuguese speakers from the tribe who claim their native language is recursive in the traditional sense?
  3. Why do you think your work has become such a phenomenon within the linguistic community? Do you think that has affected or does affect your scholarly work?
  4. Any recommendations for non-religious linguistic organizations that are hands-on with remote populations similarly to what you’ve written about your time with SIL? Would you estimate most or all such orgs are in academia?

Thanks again! Best of luck with your work.