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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Natura: | Elettronico Capitolo di libro |
Lingua: | inglese |
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Berlin
Language Science Press
2019
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Serie: | Topics at the Grammar-Discourse Interface
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Riassunto: | 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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ISBN: | zenodo.2538324 9783961101290 |
Accesso: | Open Access |