Lengo — ANLHE Original Language Encyclopedia and 90-Lesson Documentary Research Guide
An independent language-specific encyclopedia profile based on named scholarly and original community sources. Its ninety numbered lessons constitute a research curriculum, not ninety complete textbooks, dialogues or audio recordings.
1. Language identity, geography and linguistic family
ANLHE Solomon Islands comparative taxonomy audit (November 2026): Lengo is an Oceanic language of Guadalcanal and is traditionally grouped with Gela in historical Southeast Solomonic comparisons. Lengo and Gela are separate language profiles, whereas a shared classification subgroup does not guarantee identical grammar or phonology. Their historical writing records should be attributed to the relevant island and community. Reference classification and documentation.
Lengo is associated with north and east-central Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands and belongs to Austronesian > Oceanic > Southeast Solomonic > Gela–Guadalcanal. ISO 639-3 code: lgr. Local names, research spelling and distinct neighbor languages should be preserved in citations and never confused with an unrelated similarly named vernacular.
2. Historical documentation and scholarly authority
Paul Unger’s 2008 linguistic thesis describes Lengo phonology, word- and phrase-level structures, clauses and sentences. It also presents texts collected between about 2002 and 2006 with speaker assistance. The work highlights distinctive traditional numeral registers and source-specific morphology. Tryon and Hackman’s earlier 1983 comparative data are a different class of linguistic witness; the ABVD table cites both these researchers and Paul Unger.
Fieldwork observation, translated literature, survey lists and published reference grammars provide different degrees of evidence. Dates of documentary publication are not language-origin dates or verified present-day speaker counts.
3. Orthographic systems and genuine pronunciation evidence
Unger studies vowel raising and harmony in third-person singular inalienably possessed nouns. His 2008 field-supplied numeral list uses a phonetic transcription including ð and ɣ; these characters must not be silently replaced with English pronunciation guesses. The numerals are source-attested evidence from a specified collector and date.
Scientific transcriptions in Roman script do not demonstrate a historic independent script. The IPA, morpheme boundaries and original spellings must remain intact where a form is quoted.
4. Noun, verb and clause grammar
The grammatical sketch highlights tense, aspect and mood prefixes joining subject reference pronouns, an ‘apprehensive’ mood, derivations between verbs and nouns, a proposed realis locative particle and serial verb constructions. Each claim should be checked in the thesis against original interlinear examples before extracting full paradigm tables.
Any future native-language sentence must be individually traceable to the language’s own corpus and source location. Language-family resemblance is not proof of exact grammar in an underdocumented vernacular.
5. Selected cited original-number forms
- sɑkɑi: one, phonetic numeral record.
- rukɑ: two.
- tolu: three.
- limɑ: five.
- ðɑŋɑvulu: ten.
The items follow the stated historical phonetic conventions. They are not necessarily practical community orthography. Their correctness must be checked before audio generation.
6. Language ecology, society and ethical documentation
Island geography, maritime knowledge, cultivation, kinship, education, oral history and multilingual interaction are useful topics only where the language’s own documents attest them. Attribution to community language contributors, respect for recording consent and appropriate archiving are essential; older ethnographic reports are not timeless generalizations about living communities.
7. Named scholarly source references
- Paul Unger 2008, MA Thesis, Lengo grammar, CanIL. https://www.canil.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2008-Unger-Paul.pdf
- Lengo numeral corpus, Paul Unger 10 October 2008. https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Lengo.htm
- ABVD Lengo wordlist, source attribution. https://abvd.eva.mpg.de/austronesian/language.php?id=563
These works establish the historical and linguistic basis for the overview. Individual native-language examples require more precise source citations than an overall bibliography alone.
8. Ten especially important language-specific research themes
- Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Identify a primary documentary witness and assess its language-specific scope and uncertainty.
- 2002–2006 field texts. Identify a primary documentary witness and assess its language-specific scope and uncertainty.
- vowel harmony. Identify a primary documentary witness and assess its language-specific scope and uncertainty.
- inalienable possession. Identify a primary documentary witness and assess its language-specific scope and uncertainty.
- tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Identify a primary documentary witness and assess its language-specific scope and uncertainty.
- apprehensive modality. Identify a primary documentary witness and assess its language-specific scope and uncertainty.
- realis locative analysis. Identify a primary documentary witness and assess its language-specific scope and uncertainty.
- serial verb constructions. Identify a primary documentary witness and assess its language-specific scope and uncertainty.
- customary story number register. Identify a primary documentary witness and assess its language-specific scope and uncertainty.
- 2008 numerical documentation. Identify a primary documentary witness and assess its language-specific scope and uncertainty.
9. Ninety source-based research lessons
Nine modules of ten lessons each. Each lesson identifies a distinct objective, a language-specific research anchor and an original-source assignment. Where available data are sparse, the activity is a documented research problem rather than a false statement of completed grammar knowledge.
Module 1: Language identity, historical record and critical bibliography — Lessons 1 to 10
Special investigation: Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Secondary context: 2002–2006 field texts. Deliverables require a real source quotation or an explicit source gap statement.
- Lesson 1: Community and endonym — Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 2: Geographic distribution — 2002–2006 field texts. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 3: Genealogical subgrouping — vowel harmony. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 4: Distinguish named neighboring languages — inalienable possession. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 5: First documented scholarly witness — tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 6: Research and manuscript chronology — apprehensive modality. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 7: Community researcher attribution — realis locative analysis. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 8: Genre and sampling bias — serial verb constructions. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 9: Historical and present-day claims — customary story number register. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 10: Annotated reference register — 2008 numerical documentation. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
Module 2: Alphabet, orthography and phonological evidence — Lessons 11 to 20
Special investigation: 2002–2006 field texts. Secondary context: vowel harmony. Deliverables require a real source quotation or an explicit source gap statement.
- Lesson 11: Source grapheme systems — 2002–2006 field texts. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 12: Consonant descriptions — vowel harmony. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 13: Vowel qualities — inalienable possession. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 14: Phonetic and phonemic notation — tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 15: Syllable patterns — apprehensive modality. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 16: Length, stress or prominence evidence — realis locative analysis. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 17: Morphophonological alternation — serial verb constructions. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 18: Orthography across sources — customary story number register. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 19: Audio-based evidence — 2008 numerical documentation. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 20: Phonological synthesis — Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
Module 3: Words, semantics and original lexicography — Lessons 21 to 30
Special investigation: vowel harmony. Secondary context: inalienable possession. Deliverables require a real source quotation or an explicit source gap statement.
- Lesson 21: Headword and source attribution — vowel harmony. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 22: Person and family terms — inalienable possession. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 23: Body-related vocabulary — tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 24: Land and forest terms — apprehensive modality. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 25: Marine and reef vocabulary — realis locative analysis. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 26: Food and agricultural expressions — serial verb constructions. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 27: Motion and direction — customary story number register. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 28: Numerals and counting — 2008 numerical documentation. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 29: Borrowings and semantic change — Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 30: Ten-word reference lexicon — 2002–2006 field texts. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
Module 4: Nominal structure, referential systems and pronouns — Lessons 31 to 40
Special investigation: inalienable possession. Secondary context: tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Deliverables require a real source quotation or an explicit source gap statement.
- Lesson 31: Noun phrase boundaries — inalienable possession. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 32: Independent person reference — tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 33: Number distinctions — apprehensive modality. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 34: Inclusive and exclusive if attested — realis locative analysis. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 35: Articles — serial verb constructions. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 36: Demonstratives and deixis — customary story number register. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 37: Possessive types — 2008 numerical documentation. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 38: Kinship possession — Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 39: Nominal modifiers — 2002–2006 field texts. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 40: Original phrase annotation — vowel harmony. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
Module 5: Morphology, verbal predicates and clause syntax — Lessons 41 to 50
Special investigation: tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Secondary context: apprehensive modality. Deliverables require a real source quotation or an explicit source gap statement.
- Lesson 41: Identify predicate types — tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 42: Transitive patterns — apprehensive modality. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 43: Argument alignment — realis locative analysis. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 44: Tense reference — serial verb constructions. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 45: Aspect and modality — customary story number register. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 46: Negation — 2008 numerical documentation. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 47: Question constructions — Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 48: Imperative and directive forms — 2002–2006 field texts. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 49: Complex and serial clauses — vowel harmony. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 50: Full attested sentence analysis — inalienable possession. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
Module 6: Original recorded texts and source-aware translation — Lessons 51 to 60
Special investigation: apprehensive modality. Secondary context: realis locative analysis. Deliverables require a real source quotation or an explicit source gap statement.
- Lesson 51: Choose original language passage — apprehensive modality. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 52: Identify speaker and collection date — realis locative analysis. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 53: Preserve exact source text — serial verb constructions. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 54: Segment words — customary story number register. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 55: Annotate grammatical morphology — 2008 numerical documentation. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 56: Literal translation — Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 57: Contextual translation — 2002–2006 field texts. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 58: Discourse particles — vowel harmony. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 59: Cultural and genre context — inalienable possession. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 60: Annotated translated excerpt — tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
Module 7: Comparative methods and regional language contact — Lessons 61 to 70
Special investigation: realis locative analysis. Secondary context: serial verb constructions. Deliverables require a real source quotation or an explicit source gap statement.
- Lesson 61: Historical subgrouping — realis locative analysis. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 62: Cognates versus resemblance — serial verb constructions. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 63: Historical sound correspondences — customary story number register. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 64: Borrowing and multilingualism — 2008 numerical documentation. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 65: Dialect and speaker variety — Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 66: Historical text comparisons — 2002–2006 field texts. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 67: Methodological limitations — vowel harmony. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 68: Alternative linguistic analyses — inalienable possession. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 69: Reconstruction boundaries — tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 70: Comparative micro-study — apprehensive modality. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
Module 8: Community agency, literacy and language stewardship — Lessons 71 to 80
Special investigation: serial verb constructions. Secondary context: customary story number register. Deliverables require a real source quotation or an explicit source gap statement.
- Lesson 71: Speaker credit and autonomy — serial verb constructions. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 72: Island history and ecology — customary story number register. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 73: Traditional environmental vocabulary — 2008 numerical documentation. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 74: Oral narrative ethics — Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 75: Multilingual contexts — 2002–2006 field texts. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 76: Education and literacy — vowel harmony. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 77: Recording consent — inalienable possession. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 78: Archive and publisher rights — tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 79: Community review and corrections — apprehensive modality. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 80: Preservation planning — realis locative analysis. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
Module 9: Advanced scholarly evidence portfolio — Lessons 81 to 90
Special investigation: customary story number register. Secondary context: 2008 numerical documentation. Deliverables require a real source quotation or an explicit source gap statement.
- Lesson 81: Scholarly bibliography — customary story number register. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 82: Alphabet evidence table — 2008 numerical documentation. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 83: Pronunciation research note — Paul Unger 2008 grammar. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 84: Ten verified lexical forms — 2002–2006 field texts. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 85: Nominal evidence report — vowel harmony. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 86: Verb and clause analysis — inalienable possession. Prepare a short evidence table distinguishing attested material, the analyst’s interpretation and an explicitly unresolved hypothesis. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 87: Original excerpt with annotation — tense-aspect-mood prefixes. Examine whether the named source supports this construction; where it does not, specify the necessary archival or community-verification work. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 88: Historical comparison report — apprehensive modality. Compare language-specific evidence to a related variety without inventing a plausible sentence or borrowing its lexicon as if identical. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 89: Ethics and permissions memorandum — realis locative analysis. Use documented historical and community context, including date, collector, speaker and genre, to explain the limits of generalization. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
- Lesson 90: Capstone research portfolio — serial verb constructions. Find a language-specific primary source example; cite its exact page, headword or recording, and preserve all source diacritics before explaining it. Assessment: annotated reference, concise linguistic analysis and explicit evidence limitations.
10. Academic disclosure and future lesson expansion
This page publishes original encyclopedia commentary plus ninety separately specified research lessons. Ninety complete chapters, recorded courses or verified conversational dialogues have not yet been produced. Unverified words, hypothetical ancient alphabets, unsupported modern speaker figures and fabricated grammatical examples are excluded. Future complete lesson content should be checked directly against the scholarly text and, if practicable, community experts.