Information structure in Isthmus Zapotec narrative and conversation
This book presents an in-depth description of information structure in Isthmus Zapotec, an Otomanguean language spoken by around 50,000 people in southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, and represents the first book-length treatment of information structure in a Mesoamerican language. Three main observations m...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berlin
Language Science Press
2019
Berlin, Germany : [2019] |
| Series: | Topics at the grammar-discourse interface ;
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430546406719 |
| Summary: | This book presents an in-depth description of information structure in Isthmus Zapotec, an Otomanguean language spoken by around 50,000 people in southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico, and represents the first book-length treatment of information structure in a Mesoamerican language. Three main observations motivate the study: Strong documentation and a relatively large and active speaker community create a unique opportunity to document information structure in Isthmus Zapotec and to study the language as it is used by speakers in everyday life; As a tonal and verb-initial language, the examination of Isthmus Zapotec represents a chance to explore the possible combinations of tone, intonation, morphology and verb-initial syntax that may occur in the coding of information structure. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (iii, 198 pages) : PDF, digital file(s) Also available in print form |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783961101290 |
