Meaning in Mayan Languages
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Meaning in Mayan Languages

Ethnolinguistic Studies

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Meaning in Mayan Languages

Ethnolinguistic Studies

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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Orthographic Note
  3. I. Introduction
  4. References
  5. II. Sound Symbolism in the Mayan Language Family
  6. Introduction
  7. Sound Symbolism
  8. Data and Analyses
  9. Implications
  10. References
  11. III. Semantic Aspects of Yucatec Dual-Object Constructions
  12. The Verbal Suffix -T in Yucatec
  13. Some Syntactic Properties of -T Verb Stems
  14. A Semantic Theory of -T Verb Stems
  15. Implications of the Semantic Theory for Syntax and Morphology
  16. References
  17. IV. Chortí Semantics: Some Properties of Roots and Affixes
  18. Contrast and the Paradigm
  19. Linking and Nesting Relations
  20. Personal Affixes, Grammatical Categories, and Semantic Components
  21. Roots and Thematic Affixes: The ACT Feature
  22. Some Derived Active Expressions
  23. Field Testing
  24. Some Implications and Conclusions
  25. References
  26. V. The Semantics of Social Categories in a Transformational Grammar of Jacaltec
  27. Data for the Model
  28. The Model
  29. Explanatory Adequacy
  30. Descriptive Adequacy
  31. Observational Adequacy
  32. Summary and Conclusion
  33. References
  34. VI. Acquisition of Botanical Terminology by Tzeltal Children
  35. Introduction
  36. Tzeltal Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature
  37. Geographical Context
  38. Botanical Socialization
  39. Plant Trail Task
  40. Response Types
  41. Summary
  42. Developmental Trends
  43. Development in Typical Child
  44. Conclusion
  45. References
  46. VII. Cultural Significance and Lexical Retention in Tzeltal-Tzotzil Ethnobotany
  47. Introduction
  48. The Comparative Inventory
  49. Analytic Categories
  50. Cognate Sets of Tzeltal-Tzotzil Plant Names
  51. Cultural Significance and Lexical Retention
  52. References
  53. VIII. Compound Place Names in Chuj and other Mayan Languages
  54. Introduction
  55. Sources and Identification of Chuj Place Names
  56. The Nature of Chuj Geographical Nomenclature
  57. Compound Chuj Place Names
  58. Comparative Data on Compound Mayan Place Names
  59. References
  60. IX. Three Genres of Tzotzil Insult
  61. Joking Insults
  62. Ridicule and Criticism
  63. Formal and Informal Discourses
  64. Functional Differences
  65. The Same Content in Different Genres
  66. References
  67. X. Chamula Tzotzil Proverbs: Neither Fish nor Fowl
  68. Introduction
  69. The Proverb in the Taxonomy of Chamula Oral Tradition
  70. Proverbs and Contexts
  71. Dynamic of Proverbs
  72. Summary and Conclusions
  73. References
  74. XI. Semantic Universals and Particulars in Quiche
  75. References
  76. Index