Lucy Seki

Lucy Seki was a Brazilian linguist specializing in indigenous languages of the Americas. She authored a grammar of the Kamayurá language.

Biography

Lucy Seki had a Master's and Ph.D. in linguistics from the Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow. She was also awarded a Bachelor in history by the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and did post-doctorate studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She was a full professor at the State University of Campinas, Brazil. In 2010, she was elected an honorary member of the Linguistic Society of America for her outstanding contribution to the field.

Publications

Books

Gramática do Kamaiurá, Língua Tupi-Guarani do Alto Xingu. 482 pages + 17 color photo album Editora UNICAMP and São Paulo State Official Press..

Papers

Kamaiurá as an active-stative language. In D. L. Payne, Amazonian linguistics: Studies in Lowland South American languages, University of Texas Press.