Choice of voice in Maya hieroglyphic writing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19509472 |
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| Authors | Kosuke Matsukawa (State University of New York at Albany, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 237-257 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-23 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Written Language & Literacy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1387-6732 • E-ISSN: 1570-6001 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/wll.12.2.07mat |
| OpenAlex | W2047017813 |
| Language | EN |
Maya hieroglyph writing was the prestigious writing system of the Maya civilization and was carved on stone or wooden monuments mainly during the Classic Period (ca. AD 250–900). Three types of voice (active voice, passive voice, and mediopassive voice) have been identified in Maya hieroglyphs. These three types of voice are not used randomly, and usually one of the three voice types is preferred for each verb. The choice of voice in Maya hieroglyphs seems to be constrained by the contextual nature of texts as historical records and the nature of the respective agent and patient. In this paper, I analyze what kinds of factors constrain the choice of voice in Maya hieroglyphic writing
Archaeology · Art · Civilization · Linguistics · Literature · Maya · Verb · History · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies · Writing and Handwriting Education
| Highly cited | No |
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